Silica, Kansas

Silica is an unincorporated community in southwestern Pioneer Township, Rice County, Kansas, United States.^[1] It lies along local roads a fraction of a mile (about 500 m) north of U.S. Route 56/K-96, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Ellinwood and 14 miles (23 km) west of Lyons.^[2]

Silica, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°21′06″N 98°27′43″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Rice
Township	Pioneer
Elevation [1]	1,791 ft (546 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-65475
GNIS ID	484747[1]

History

For millennia, the land now known as Kansas was inhabited by Native Americans. In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, Rice County was founded.

Silica had a post office from 1893 until 1953.^[3]

Education

The community is served by Chase–Raymond USD 401 public school district.