Hewins, Kansas

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Hewins, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°2′27″N 96°24′30″W / 37.04083°N 96.40833°W / 37.04083; -96.40833Coordinates: 37°2′27″N 96°24′30″W / 37.04083°N 96.40833°W / 37.04083; -96.40833
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Chautauqua
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

Hewins is a small unincorporated community in Chautauqua County, Kansas, United States. The post office was established April 4, 1906, and closed April 8, 1966.^[1] Hewins was named after Edwin M. Hewins, a rancher and member of the Kansas Legislature.^[2]

References

↑ From Whence They Came: A Little History of Hewins, Kansas, Ester Leonard, Arrow Press, San Antonio, 1983.
↑ Rydjord, John (1972). Kansas Place-Names. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma. p. 338. ISBN 0-8061-0994-7.

Municipalities and communities of Chautauqua County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Sedan

Cities	Cedar Vale Chautauqua Elgin Niotaze Peru Sedan

Unincorporated communities	Cloverdale Grafton Hale Hewins Monett Osro Rogers Wauneta

Townships	Belleville Caneyville Center Harrison Hendricks Jefferson Lafayette Little Caney Salt Creek Sedan Summit Washington

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