Wea, Kansas Explained

Wea, Kansas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Image Map1:Map of Miami Co, Ks, USA.png
Map Caption1:KDOT map of Miami County (legend)
Pushpin Map:Kansas#USA
Pushpin Label:Wea
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:38.7153°N -94.6669°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Miami
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Platted
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:1086
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:913
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:20-76200
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:479415

Wea is an unincorporated community in Miami County, Kansas, United States. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[1]

History

The post office in Wea closed in 1903.[2]

This community was named for the Wea Tribe that was part of the Illiniwek Confederacy that came to this reservation land in 1832 along with the Piankishaw, Peoria, and Kaskaskia Tribes.

The Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854 brought squatters who forced land cessions upon these four tribes until they removed to Indian Territory in 1867.

Education

Wea High School mascot was the Eagles.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population Data and Maps | MARC .
  2. Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2 . Kansas Historical Society . 15 June 2014.