Annelly, Kansas
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Annelly is a ghost town
in Richland Township 9 miles southeast of Newton
in Harvey County
, Kansas
, United States
. The community was named by Mr Jones, a railroad official of The Wichita, Anthony, and Salt Plains Railroad, for his wife Ann and daughter Ellie. The town is currently located on the Missouri Pacific Railroad
line between Newton, Kansas
, and Whitewater, Kansas
. The latitude of Annelly is 37.972N. The longitude is -97.2W. Elevation is 1,391 feet.
In 1910, Annelly, (population 25) had a money order post office, a station on the Missouri Pacific R. R., a grain elevator, a hotel, and a general store. Today only an abandoned 1 room school house and the Main Street (Annelly Road or SE 57th Street, accessible from S East Lake Rd. and SE 60th Street) of Annelly still exist, though the schoolhouse cannot be observed or approached from public roads. A farm house on the west end of Main Street is still occupied. Gypsum Creek, a tributary of the Whitewater River
, runs through "downtown" Annelly and the area is populated by white-tailed deer
, Rio Grande wild turkey
s, ring-necked pheasants, coyote
s, and bobcat
s.
The area is now a rich agricultural and oil producing region.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
in Richland Township 9 miles southeast of Newton
Newton, Kansas
Newton is a city in and the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 19,132. Newton is located north of Wichita and is included in the Wichita metropolitan statistical area...
in Harvey County
Harvey County, Kansas
Harvey County is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 34,684. Its county seat and most populous city is Newton. The county is a part of the Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area which also includes Butler,...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, United States
United States
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. The community was named by Mr Jones, a railroad official of The Wichita, Anthony, and Salt Plains Railroad, for his wife Ann and daughter Ellie. The town is currently located on the Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad
The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...
line between Newton, Kansas
Newton, Kansas
Newton is a city in and the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 19,132. Newton is located north of Wichita and is included in the Wichita metropolitan statistical area...
, and Whitewater, Kansas
Whitewater, Kansas
Whitewater is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 718.-19th century:In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a branch line north-south from Herington through Whitewater to Caldwell...
. The latitude of Annelly is 37.972N. The longitude is -97.2W. Elevation is 1,391 feet.
In 1910, Annelly, (population 25) had a money order post office, a station on the Missouri Pacific R. R., a grain elevator, a hotel, and a general store. Today only an abandoned 1 room school house and the Main Street (Annelly Road or SE 57th Street, accessible from S East Lake Rd. and SE 60th Street) of Annelly still exist, though the schoolhouse cannot be observed or approached from public roads. A farm house on the west end of Main Street is still occupied. Gypsum Creek, a tributary of the Whitewater River
Whitewater River (Kansas)
The Whitewater River is a tributary of the Walnut River in southern Kansas in the United States. Via the Walnut and Arkansas Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River....
, runs through "downtown" Annelly and the area is populated by white-tailed deer
White-tailed Deer
The white-tailed deer , also known as the Virginia deer or simply as the whitetail, is a medium-sized deer native to the United States , Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru...
, Rio Grande wild turkey
Wild Turkey
The Wild Turkey is native to North America and is the heaviest member of the Galliformes. It is the same species as the domestic turkey, which derives from the South Mexican subspecies of wild turkey .Adult wild turkeys have long reddish-yellow to grayish-green...
s, ring-necked pheasants, coyote
Coyote
The coyote , also known as the American jackal or the prairie wolf, is a species of canine found throughout North and Central America, ranging from Panama in the south, north through Mexico, the United States and Canada...
s, and bobcat
Bobcat
The bobcat is a North American mammal of the cat family Felidae, appearing during the Irvingtonian stage of around 1.8 million years ago . With twelve recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including most of the continental United States...
s.
The area is now a rich agricultural and oil producing region.