Skidmore, Kansas

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Skidmore is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. [1]

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History

A post office was opened in Skidmore in 1903, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1915. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skidmore, Kansas
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

Further reading

Coordinates: 37°14′25″N94°49′55″W / 37.24028°N 94.83194°W / 37.24028; -94.83194