Lookout Township, Ellis County, Kansas

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Lookout Township
Township
Map highlighting Lookout Township, Ellis County, Kansas.svg
Location in Ellis County
Coordinates: 38°45′43″N099°21′56″W / 38.76194°N 99.36556°W / 38.76194; -99.36556
Country United States
State Kansas
County Ellis
Area
 • Total122.6 sq mi (317.54 km2)
 • Land122.48 sq mi (317.21 km2)
 • Water0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)  0.1%
Elevation
2,028 ft (618 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total579
 • Density4.7/sq mi (1.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0475282

Lookout Township is a township in Ellis County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 579.

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Geography

Lookout Township covers an area of 122.6 square miles (318 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Schoenchen and the unincorporated settlement of Antonino. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Saint Anthony, at Antonino. The township was the focus of the 1890s gold rush hoax witnessing the short lived settlements of Smoky Hill City and Chetolah. [1]

History

A post office was opened at Palatine in 1880. The post office relocated across the Smoky Hill River to Chetolah in 1888, but was discontinued in 1897. [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Dan Plazak (2007). "The imaginary gold mines of Kansas" (PDF). Mining History Journal. 14: 11–22. Retrieved November 30, 2018.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Chetolah, Kansas – Legends of Kansas" . Retrieved January 31, 2024.


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