Capaldo, Kansas

Capaldo is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, in the United States.[1]

History

Capaldo had its start in the year 1912 as a coal mining camp.[2] It was originally populated chiefly by Italian immigrants.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Capaldo, Kansas
  2. Powell, William E. "Former Mining Communities of the Cherokee-Crawford Coal Field". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  3. Celeste Calvitto (2007). Searching for Italy in America's Rural Heartland. Vantage Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-533-15737-2.

Coordinates: 37°28′04″N 94°43′36″W / 37.46778°N 94.72667°W