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Kennekuk, Kansas

Coordinates: 39°31′07″N 95°18′35″W / 39.51861°N 95.30972°W / 39.51861; -95.30972
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Kennekuk is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, USA.[1]

History

Kennekuk was platted in 1858.[2] It was named for Kennekuk, an Indian medicine man.[3]

A post office was opened in Kennekuk in 1857, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kennekuk, Kansas
  2. ^ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 411.
  3. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History. Standard Publishing Company. p. 67.
  4. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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