Kanwaka, Kansas

Kanwaka, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Kanwaka, Kansas
Coordinates: 38°58′00″N 95°24′31″W / 38.96667°N 95.40861°W / 38.96667; -95.40861Coordinates: 38°58′00″N 95°24′31″W / 38.96667°N 95.40861°W / 38.96667; -95.40861
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Douglas
Elevation	1,033 ft (315 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	785
GNIS feature ID	479103[1]

Kanwaka is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas located 4 miles west of Lawrence. Kanwaka is a portmanteau of the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers. Kanwaka was first settled in 1854 and had a post office from 1857 to 1870 and again from 1897 until 1900.^[2]

Kanwaka is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 40 and Stull Road although the name Kanwaka refers to an area, not a town.^[3]

References

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/postoffices.htm
3. ↑ Soil of Our Souls by Martha Parker & Betty Laird. Parker-Laird Enterprises, 1976

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