Kanwaka, Kansas

Kanwaka, Kansas
Kanwaka, Kansas
Unincorporated community
	KDOT map of Douglas County (legend)
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	Coordinates: 38°58′00″N 95°24′31″W / 38.96667°N 95.40861°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Douglas
Founded	1854
Elevation	1,066 ft (325 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	785
FIPS code	20-36065
GNIS ID	484875

Kanwaka is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.^[1] It is located 4 miles west of Lawrence. The name is a 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

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

External links

Douglas County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

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[GNIS-1] "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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v t e Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Lawrence
Cities	Baldwin City Eudora Lawrence Lecompton	Map of Kansas highlighting Douglas County
Unincorporated communities	Big Springs Black Jack Clearfield Clinton Globe Grover Hesper Kanwaka Lake View Lone Star Midland Pleasant Grove Sibleyville Stull Vinland Worden
Ghost towns	Belvoir Franklin Lapeer Louisiana Media Prairie City Simmons Point Station Twin Mound Weaver
Townships	Clinton Eudora Grant Kanwaka Lecompton Marion Palmyra Wakarusa Willow Springs
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Kanwaka, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Douglas County (legend)
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Coordinates: 38°58′00″N 95°24′31″W / 38.96667°N 95.40861°W / 38.96667; -95.40861^[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Douglas
Founded	1854
Elevation ^[1]	1,066 ft (325 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	785
FIPS code	20-36065 ^[1]
GNIS ID	484875 ^[1]

History

Geography

References

Further reading

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