Yorktown, Kansas

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Yorktown, Kansas
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 39°10′35″N98°19′19″W / 39.17639°N 98.32194°W / 39.17639; -98.32194
Country United States
State Kansas
County Lincoln
Elevation
1,585 ft (483 m)
Population
 • Total
0
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
GNIS ID 482317 [1]

Yorktown (initially Allamead) is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States. [1]

History

Allamead was issued a post office in 1880. The post office was renamed Yorktown in 1894, then discontinued in 1906. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Yorktown, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved January 5, 2018.


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