Kanwaka, Kansas

Coordinates: 38°58′00″N 95°24′31″W / 38.96667°N 95.40861°W / 38.96667; -95.40861
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Kanwaka, Kansas
UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-36065 [1]
GNIS ID484875 [1]

Kanwaka is an

portmanteau of the Kansas and Wakarusa
Rivers.

History

Kanwaka was first settled in 1854. Kanwaka had a post office from 1857 to 1870 and again from 1898 until 1900.[2]

Geography

Kanwaka is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 40 and Stull Road.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Kanwaka, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 8, 2014.

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