Saxman is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in southwestern Wilson Township, Rice County

Rice County, Kansas

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, Kansas

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, United States

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. Located along Cow Creek just above its confluence with Jarvis Creek, it lies along local roads southeast of Lyons

Lyons, Kansas

Lyons is a city in and the county seat of Rice County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,739.-History:Although Coronado's exact route across the plains is uncertain and has been widely disputed, he and his men are thought to have camped near the present...

, the county seat

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of Rice County.

History

In May 2007, Saxman was severely affected by flooding from Cow Creek. The flooding washed away roads and farms and damaged many of the community's residences. Several of the community's residents were forced to evacuate.