Hewins, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Hewins is a small unincorporated community
in Chautauqua County
, Kansas
, United States
. The post office was established April 4, 1906, and closed April 8, 1966. Hewins was named after Edwin M. Hewins, a rancher and member of the Kansas Legislature.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County, Kansas
Chautauqua County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,669. Its county seat and most populous city is Sedan...
, 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 post office was established April 4, 1906, and closed April 8, 1966. Hewins was named after Edwin M. Hewins, a rancher and member of the Kansas Legislature.
Further reading
- Heer, Esther Leonard. From Whence We Came: A Little History of Hewins, Kansas. Arrow Press: San Antonio, 1983.