Alamota is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Kansas, United States.[1]

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot in Alamota, circa 1890-1919

History

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Alamota was a station and shipping point on a division of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[2]

A post office was established in Alamota in 1877, closed in 1894, reopened in 1903, and closed permanently in 1992.[3]

Education

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The community is served by Dighton USD 482 public school district.

References

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  1. ^ "Alamota, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 56.
  3. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2014.

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38°27′40″N 100°18′36″W / 38.46111°N 100.31000°W / 38.46111; -100.31000