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The Elk River is formed by a collection of intermittent streams in southwestern Greenwood County, [2] and flows for about 95 miles (153 km) [1] generally east-southeast through Butler, Elk, and Montgomery counties, past the towns of Elk Falls, Longton and Elk City. It joins the Verdigris River at the northern edge of the city of Independence.
Elk was a community that previously existed in this Township. [6] [7] [1] It was located on Middle Creek, 19 miles (31 km) north-west of Cottonwood Falls. [7] Its mail and shipping point in the early 20th century was Antelope, in neighbouring Marion County, 9 miles (14 km) to its west. [7] In the 1910 Census, it had a population of 45. [7]
In 1987, Shawnee annexed land south of 55th to 83rd/79th west to the Kansas River, increasing the city size to 42 square miles (110 km 2). Before its annexation, Monticello Township was the natural crossroads for fur trading and later westward emigration by wagon.
Union Center Township covers an area of 143.99 square miles (372.9 km 2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Bunker Hill, Clear Cut and Forest. The streams of Bull Creek, Clear Creek, Rowe Branch Elk River and South Branch Elk River run through this township.
Elk City State Park is a state park in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States, located west of Independence. The 857-acre (347 ha) park is adjacent to the 4,500-acre (1,800 ha) Elk City Reservoir and the 12,000-acre (49 km 2 ) Elk City Wildlife Area.
Elk City is a city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States, [1] along the Elk River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 260. [3] History.
Elk Falls was named for a waterfall on the Elk River, near where the town developed. [6] Two early settlers in the rural community were the widow Prudence Crandall (who took back her maiden name after her husband died), an educator from Connecticut who had established the Canterbury Female Boarding School in the 1830s for African-American girls ...
Elk Falls Township covers an area of 58.72 square miles (152.1 km 2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Elk Falls. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Mount Olivet. The streams of South Fork Wildcat Creek and Wildcat Creek run through this township.