Summit Township, Marion County, Kansas

Summit Township Marion County, Kansas
Township
Location within Marion County
Summit Township Marion County, Kansas Location within the state of Kansas
Coordinates: 38°07′47″N 96°59′14″W / 38.1296570°N 96.9870966°W / 38.1296570; -96.9870966[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Marion
Area
• Total	36 sq mi (90 km2)
Dimensions
• Length	6.0 mi (9.7 km)
• Width	6.0 mi (9.7 km)
Elevation [1]	1,463 ft (446 m)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	80
• Density	2.2/sq mi (0.86/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-69100 [1]
GNIS ID	477782 [1]
Website	County website

Summit Township is a township in Marion County, Kansas, United States.^[1] As of the 2010 census, the township population was 80.^[2]

Summit Township covers an area of 36 square miles (93.2 km²).

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).

The township contains the following cemeteries:^[3]

• 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.

• Marion County website
• City-Data.com
• Marion County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT