Lerado, Kansas
Lerado is an unincorporated community in Reno County, Kansas, in the United States.[1] Early residents intended to name the community for Laredo, Texas, but a clerical error by the post office resulted in the E and A being swapped.[2]
History
Lerado had a post office from 1874 until 1904, but the post office was called Netherland until 1884.[3]
Further reading
References
- ^ "Reno County". Blue Skyways. Kansas State Library. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ McCoy, Sondra Van Meter; Hults, Jan (1989). 1001 Kansas Place Names. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. p. 113. ISBN 0-7006-0392-1.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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