K-215 is a short east–west 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...

 state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 located in southern Marion County

Marion County, Kansas

Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 12,660. The county seat is Marion...

 that starts at parent route K-15

K-15 (Kansas highway)

K-15 is a Kansas state highway originating at the Oklahoma state line and continuing to the Nebraska state line where it is then signed as Nebraska Highway 15. It is signed as State Highway 18 once the highway enters Oklahoma. It is 206 miles long...

 and goes west for about 1/2 mile, ending at the Goessel

Goessel, Kansas

Goessel is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. It was named after Captain Kurt von Goessel who went down with his ship, the Elbe, in the English Channel after it was rammed. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 539....

city limit. The road continues west through the city as Main Street, and then as a Marion County route. The Mennonite Heritage Museum in Goessel is located just off K-215. It first appeared on the Kansas Department of Transportation Map in 1953.