Alamota, Kansas Explained

Alamota is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Kansas, United States.

History

Alamota was a station and shipping point on a division of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[1]

A post office was established in Alamota in 1877, closed in 1894, reopened in 1903, and closed permanently in 1992.[2]

Education

The community is served by Dighton USD 482 public school district.

External links

38.4611°N -100.31°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. . Standard Publishing Company . Blackmar, Frank Wilson . 1912 . 56.
  2. Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) . Kansas Historical Society . 12 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131009124400/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3ALE . October 9, 2013 .