Jerome, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 38°44′50″N 100°31′38″W / 38.74722°N 100.52722°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Gove |
Elevation | 2,510 ft (770 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 0 |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 785 |
GNIS ID | 482217 [1] |
Jerome is a ghost town in Jerome Township, Gove County, Kansas, United States. [1]
Jerome was issued a post office in 1886. The post office was discontinued in 1943. [2] Jerome was once a flourishing town with a hotel, a newspaper (the Smoky Hill Globe), several stores, and professionals. By 1910 its population has declined to 12 [3].