Globe, Kansas
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Globe is an unincorporated community in Douglas County
, Kansas
. It is located along U.S. Highay 56
in Marion Township
. It was originally called Marion after Francis Marion
until being renamed Globe. It had a post office from 1870 to 1894 and again from 1895 to 1900.
Douglas County, Kansas
Douglas County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 110,826...
, 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...
. It is located along U.S. Highay 56
U.S. Route 56
U.S. Route 56 is an east–west United States highway that runs for in the Midwestern United States. The highway's eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 71 in Kansas City, Missouri. Its western terminus is at Interstate 25 Business in Springer, New Mexico. Much of it follows the Santa Fe...
in Marion Township
Marion Township, Douglas County, Kansas
Marion Township is a township in Douglas County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 836. It was named after the former town of Marion which in turn was named after Francis Marion.-Geography:...
. It was originally called Marion after Francis Marion
Francis Marion
Francis Marion was a military officer who served in the American Revolutionary War. Acting with Continental Army and South Carolina militia commissions, he was a persistent adversary of the British in their occupation of South Carolina in 1780 and 1781, even after the Continental Army was driven...
until being renamed Globe. It had a post office from 1870 to 1894 and again from 1895 to 1900.