Doniphan, Kansas

Doniphan is a small unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.[1] Doniphan is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Doniphan, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Doniphan, Kansas
Location within the state of Kansas
Doniphan, Kansas
Doniphan, Kansas (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°38′30″N 95°4′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyDoniphan
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

History

The company that founded the town was organized on November 11, 1854. Doniphan was incorporated in 1869.[2] The community was named for Alexander William Doniphan, a military leader in the Mexican–American War.[3]

A post office was opened in Doniphan on March 3, 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued on August 15, 1943.[4]

Notes
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doniphan, Kansas
  2. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 528.
  3. 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. 474.
  4. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

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