Lapeer, Kansas Explained

Lapeer, Kansas
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Kansas#USA
Pushpin Label:Lapeer
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Kansas
Coordinates:38.7981°N -95.4461°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Douglas
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:1112
Elevation M:339
Population Total:0
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:785
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID

Lapeer is a ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.

History

Lapeer was founded in 1855 on the Santa Fe Trail route.[2] The community was named after Lapeer, Michigan.[3] The Lapeer post office closed in 1902.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:481830 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Belvoir, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. News: Only few of 45 county settlements left . Lawrence Journal-World . Jun 12, 1961 . 1 November 2015 . Cleland, Nora . 13A.
  3. 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. 360.
  4. Web site: Douglas County . Jim Forte Postal History . 8 April 2015.