Kanwaka, Kansas

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Kanwaka, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°58′00″N95°24′31″W / 38.96667°N 95.40861°W / 38.96667; -95.40861 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Douglas
Founded1854
Elevation
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1,066 ft (325 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-36065 [1]
GNIS ID 484875 [1]

Kanwaka is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located four miles west of Lawrence. The name is a portmanteau of the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers.

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History

Kanwaka was first settled in 1854. Kanwaka had a post office from 1857 to 1870 and again from 1898 until 1900. [2]

Geography

Kanwaka is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 40 and Stull Road.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kanwaka, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 8, 2014.

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