Kennekuk, Kansas
Kennekuk is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, USA.[1]
History
Kennekuk was platted in 1858.[2] It was named for Kennekuk, a Kickapoo medicine man.[3]
A post office was opened in Kennekuk in 1857, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900.[4]
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kennekuk, Kansas
- 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.
- Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 67.
- "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
External links
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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