Earnest is a ghost town in Farmington Township, Rooks County, Kansas, United States.[1]

Earnest, Kansas
Earnest is located in Kansas
Earnest
Earnest
Location within the state of Kansas
Earnest is located in the United States
Earnest
Earnest
Earnest (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°30′25″N 99°21′43″W / 39.50694°N 99.36194°W / 39.50694; -99.36194
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyRooks
Elevation
2,093 ft (638 m)
Population
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
GNIS ID482526 [1]

History edit

Earnest was issued a post office in 1882. The post office was discontinued in 1889. There is nothing left of Earnest.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Earnest, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-12-30.