Capaldo, Kansas Explained

Capaldo was an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. It is currently part of the city of Frontenac, and located northwest of the Frontenac Industrial Park #1.

History

Capaldo had its start in the year 1912 as a coal mining camp.^[1] It was originally populated chiefly by Italian immigrants.^[2]

In the early 2000s, the community was annexed into the city of Frontenac.

External links

• Crawford County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

37.4678°N -94.7267°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Former Mining Communities of the Cherokee-Crawford Coal Field . Kansas Historical Society . 7 August 2014 . Powell, William E..
2. Book: Celeste Calvitto. Searching for Italy in America's Rural Heartland. 2007. Vantage Press. 978-0-533-15737-2. 50.