Antonino, Kansas

Antonino is an unincorporated community in Lookout Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States.[2]

Antonino, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Antonino, from about 2 miles to the northwest.
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Coordinates: 38°47′02″N 99°23′33″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Ellis
Township	Lookout
Founded	1904
Elevation	2,106 ft (642 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	67601
Area code	785
GNIS feature ID	475280[1]

History

Due to the distance from their homes to St. Francis Church in Munjor, a group of the church's Volga German parishioners requested a new parish and subsequently founded Antonino in 1904. They originally wanted to name the new community St. Anthony, but the post office rejected that name for being too similar to that of Anthony, Kansas. Instead, they applied for the name "Saint Antonino" after a village in Brazil in which several residents had once lived. Due to postal regulations at that time, however, "Saint" was removed from the name.[3] Another account claims that Antonino was named for Anthony Sauer, who was said to be the community's oldest resident.[4]

Local residents built a new church in 1905, and a local post office opened the same year.[3][5] A school house was completed in 1939, and then a new church building in 1952.[3] The post office closed in 1984.[5]

Geography

Antonino is located at 38°47′02″N 99°23′33″W (38.7080679, -99.1656536) at an elevation of 2,106 feet (642 m).[1] It is 4 miles (6.4 km) west of U.S. Route 183, 9.5 miles (15.3 km) south of Interstate 70, and 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south-southwest of Hays, the county seat.[2]

Antonino lies 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the Smoky Hill River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.[6]

Transportation

Antonino Road, a paved county road, runs east–west through the community, connecting it to U.S. Route 183 to the east.[7]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
2. "General Highway Map - Ellis County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 1978. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
3. "Ellis County". Kansas Heritage Project. Fort Hays State University. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
4. "Profile for Antonino, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
5. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
6. "2003-2004 Official Transportation Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
7. "Antonino, KS". Google Maps. Retrieved 2015-07-13.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Ellis County, Kansas