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Community - Plum Creek Community - Swedish Community
Homesteading in Gove County
Orion
The town of Orion was never a platted
town. It was located 12 miles west of Gove City and centered around
crossroads at that location. Orion was named after a schoolteacher,
Justin Orion McBurney, who taught at the Orion School in District
No. 22. The district was organized in 1887. The Methodist Church
was built in 1898 in Orion. The Post OFfice was established in
1901. Orion had a large two-story building that housed a large
store and the Post Office. The Lutherans held services in the
second story of the building on Sundays. Gaeland Township was
formed in 1903. Because Orion was located in Gaeland Township,
the cemetery was named Gaeland Cemetery. Orion has since ceased
as a community center. The cemetery and a few buildings still
remain.
The ethnicity of its settlers is unknown.
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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