Kennekuk, Kansas Explained

Kennekuk is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, United States.

History

Kennekuk was platted in 1858.[1] It was named for Kennekuk, a Kickapoo medicine man.[2]

A post office was opened in Kennekuk in 1857, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900.[3]

External links

39.5186°N -95.3097°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. 1883. A. T. Andreas. 411.
  2. Book: Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History . Standard Publishing Company . Blackmar, Frank Wilson . 1912 . 67.
  3. Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) . Kansas Historical Society . 4 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131009125756/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3AAT . 9 October 2013 .

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