Lone Oak, Kansas Explained
Lone Oak is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.
History
A post office was opened in Lone Oak in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1886.[1]
Lone Oak was known historically for its coal mining operations.[2] In 1885, a mining accident in the shaft of the Lone Oak Coal Company killed two miners and injured four more.[3]
External links
37.4369°N -94.7419°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 . Kansas Historical Society . 7 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131009124740/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3ACR . 9 October 2013 .
- Book: A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Crawford County, Kansas. 1905. The Printery. 113.
- Book: Kansas. Governor. Messages to the Legislature, Issues 1-2. 1887. 6.
