Iowa Point is an unincorporated community in northeastern Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.[1]
Iowa Point, Kansas | |
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| Coordinates: 39°55′42″N 95°14′19″W / 39.92833°N 95.23861°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Doniphan |
| Founded | 1854 |
| Elevation | 856 ft (261 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-34475 |
| GNIS ID | 472808 [1] |
History
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Iowa Point was first settled in 1854 on land received from the U.S. Government in payment for missionary services done at the nearby Iowa, Sac and Fox Indian mission. The town was a major shipping point between Leavenworth and Omaha and by 1857, the town had a population estimated at 3,000 making it the second largest town on the Missouri River next to Leavenworth.[2]
The town divided on the issue of slavery; by the end of the Civil War, it had nearly been completely burned, and businesses had nearly been depleted. The town never recovered.[3]
The first post office in Iowa Point opened in 1855, closed temporarily in 1914, reopened that same year, and closed permanently in 1933.[4]
Demographics
editIt is included in the St. Joseph, Missouri Metropolitan Area.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Iowa Point, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ Ghost Towns of Kansas: A Traveler's Guide by Daniel Fitzgerald. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. 1988.
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 941.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2014.