Windhorst, Kansas

Windhorst (also known as Windthorst) is an unincorporated community in Ford County, Kansas, United States.

[1] It is located along 131 Spur Rd between Iron Rd and Jewell Rd in a rural area between the communities of Bellefont and Bucklin, approximately 6 miles south of Bellefont or 15 miles north of Bucklin.

A post office was opened in Windhorst in 1898, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.

The community is best known for the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, which closed in 1997.

[5] The Windhorst Bluejays won the Kansas State High School class B Baseball championship in 1956.

Map of Kansas highlighting Ford County
Map of Kansas highlighting Ford County