Leoville, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Decatur County, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States

39°34′54″N 100°27′40″W / 39.58167°N 100.46111°W / 39.58167; -100.46111^[1]CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyDecaturFounded1885Named forPope Leo XIIIElevation

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2,753 ft (839 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code785FIPS code20-39600 ^[1]GNIS ID471110 ^[1]

Leoville is an unincorporated community in Decatur County, Kansas, United States.^[1] Leoville is located along K-223 3.6 miles (5.8 km) south-southwest of Dresden.^[2]

History

Leoville was founded in 1885 by a colony of German Catholics.^[3] They named their community in honor of Pope Leo XIII.^[4]

Education

The community is served by Hoxie USD 412 public school district.

Leoville schools were closed through school unification. The Leoville High School mascot was Leoville Lions.^[5]

Notable people

Roman Catholic Archbishop Stephen Joseph Reichert was born in Leoville.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Leoville, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
^ 2011-2012 Kansas Official Transportation Map (Map). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2011.
^ Federal Writers' Project (1939). Kansas, a Guide to the Sunflower State. Works Progress Administration. p. 448. ISBN 9781623760151.
^ "Profile for Leoville, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
^ "Tigers Trip Leoville", Garden City Telegram, 6 February 1967, p.3.
^ Stephen Joseph Reichert