Pfeifer, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Ellis County, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States

38°42′29″N 99°09′56″W / 38.70806°N 99.16556°W / 38.70806; -99.16556^[1]CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyEllisTownship FreedomFounded1876Elevation

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1,880 ft (570 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

67660

Area code785FIPS code20-55650GNIS ID475392^[1]

Pfeifer is an unincorporated community in Freedom Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States.^[1] It is located 10 miles (16 km) south of Victoria.^[2]

History

Volga German immigrants founded Pfeifer in August 1876, naming it after the village they had emigrated from in Russia. The final group of Volga German immigrants arrived from the community of Kamenka in June 1878. In 1884, the settlement moved to its current location.^[3] The former Easdale post office relocated to Pfeifer, two miles south across the Smoky Hill River, in 1887, and remained in operation under that name until 1961.^[4]^[5]

Beginning in 1879, local residents constructed a series of church buildings that culminated in the completion of Holy Cross Church in May 1918.^[3]

Geography

Pfeifer is located approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of U.S. Highway 183, 11.5 miles (18.5 km) south of Interstate 70, and 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Hays, the county seat.^[2]

Pfeifer lies on the south side of the Smoky Hill River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.^[6]

Transportation

Saratov Street, a paved county road, runs north–south through Pfeifer. Northeast of the community, it becomes Pfeifer Avenue, connecting Pfeifer with Victoria 10 miles (16 km) to the north.^[7]

Notable people

Notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Pfeifer include:

Monty Basgall (1922-2005), Major League Baseball 2nd baseman, coach^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pfeifer, Kansas
^ ^a ^b "General Highway Map - Ellis County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 1978. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Ellis County". Kansas Heritage Project. Fort Hays State University. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
^ "2003-2004 Official Transportation Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
^ "Pfeifer, Kansas". Google Maps. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
^ "Monty Basgall". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2015.