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Summit Township, Marion County, Kansas
Summit Township is a township in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 80.

Geography

Summit Township covers an area of 36 square miles (93.2 km).

Communities

The township contains the following settlements:

  • Ghost town of Watchorn. It was a former oil boom community during the 1910s and 1920s. It was located at the intersection of Timber Rd and 60th St (approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Peabody).

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries:

  • Summit Township Cemetery (a.k.a. United Brethren Cemetery), located in Section 23 T22S R4E. The church was closed and demolished in the 2010s.
  • Whitewater Center Cemetery (a.k.a. Stone Church Cemetery), located in Section 28 T22S R4E. The church is across the road.
Truck hauling 36-Inch pipe to build Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) south-east of Peabody at corner of Timber Rd and 20th St in Marion County. (Whitewater Center Church in background), in 2010.

References

  1. ^ "Summit Township, Marion County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ "2010 Total Population - Township of Summit". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Marion County Cemetery List; KsGenWeb. (archived on archive.org)

Further reading

See also: List of books about Marion County, Kansas
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