Lowemont, Kansas

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Lowemont, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°22′49.99″N95°3′20.88″W / 39.3805528°N 95.0558000°W / 39.3805528; -95.0558000 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Leavenworth
Founded1887
Elevation
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1,109 ft (338 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 913
FIPS code 20-43125 [1]
GNIS ID 478266 [1]

Lowemont is an unincorporated community in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located northwest of Leavenworth along U.S. Route 73 highway, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. [2]

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History

A post office was opened in Lowemont in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1938. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Lowemont, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ "Population Data and Maps | MARC".
  3. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2014.

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