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Community - Plum Creek Community - Swedish Community
Homesteading in Gove County
Hackberry Community - Plum
Creek Community - Swedish Community
Three large settlements within Gove
County in the late 1800's were not organized towns but were active
communities. The Hackberry Community, located south of Quinter
in the Hackberry Valley, centered its activities around the Hackberry
School. They formed a Farmer's Union in 1916.
The Plum Creek community was located
on the strip of Plum Creek that crosses Lewis Township. Part of
the community was located in the Swedish settlement in Jerome
Township. Consequently, many settlers at Plum Creek were Swedes
as well as other foreigners. The Coin Schoolhouse and Coin Post
Office existed for several years in the settlement. The Plum Creek
Community also formed a telephone service and had a second school
called Plum Creek Schoolhouse. The community also had a Farmer's
Union.
The Swedish Community was settled by
Swedish families who located in eastern Lewis Township and western
Jerome Township. One of the first undertakings of the Swedes was
the organization of a Swedish Lutheran Church and the building
of the church between 1886 and 1887.
Sources
Gove County Historical Museum
They used the following sources in writing this information.
"History and Heritage of
Gove County". Gove County Historical Museum.
Harrington, W. P. "History
of Gove County, Kansas".
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