Kanwaka, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
38°58′00″N 95°24′31″W / 38.96667°N 95.40861°W / 38.96667; -95.40861[1][1]
Kanwaka is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located 4 miles west of Lawrence. The name is a portmanteau of the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers.
History
Kanwaka was first settled in 1854. Kanwaka had a post office from 1857 to 1870 and again from 1898 until 1900.[2]
Geography
Kanwaka is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 40 and Stull Road.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Kanwaka, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
Further reading
External links
- Douglas County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
- v
- t
- e
Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Lawrence
![Map of Kansas highlighting Douglas County](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Douglas_County.svg/180px-Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Douglas_County.svg.png)
communities
- Kansas portal
- United States portal