Trousdale is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Lincoln Township

Lincoln Township, Edwards County, Kansas

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, Edwards County

Edwards County, Kansas

Edwards County is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,037...

, Kansas

Kansas

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, United States

United States

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History

It began when a railroad junction was constructed in 1915. It is named for a Newton, Kansas resident who owned land in the vicinity. At its peak it boasted a bank (which closed during the Depression

Great Depression

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...

), Trousdale Grade School and High School, several retail establishments, a US Post Office

United States Postal Service

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, and two grain elevator

Grain elevator

A grain elevator is a tower containing a bucket elevator, which scoops up, elevates, and then uses gravity to deposit grain in a silo or other storage facility...

s. A high line was built to the community in 1927 to provide electrical service.

In 2006, the Trousdale Methodist Church, a repair shop/parts store, a grain storage facility, and an unmanned fuel retail outlet are the only businesses in addition to family farming operations that are in Trousdale. But due to the May 4, 2007 tornado, the Methodist Church was destroyed. A new church has been built on the site of the original church.

Notable people

Bruce DeHaven

Bruce DeHaven

Bruce DeHaven is an American football coach who is currently the special teams coach of the Buffalo Bills of the NFL. DeHaven is most known for being the special teams coach of the Bills from 1986 to 1999. He was their special teams coach when, most notably, Scott Norwood missed a 47 yard field...

, special teams coach of the Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys

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, is a Trousdale High School graduate.

External links

• Trousdale City Map, EdwardsCounty.org
• USD 351, local school district