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.
Kanwaka, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 38°58′00″N 95°24′31″W / 38.96667°N 95.40861°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Douglas |
Founded | 1854 |
Elevation | 1,066 ft (325 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-36065 [1] |
GNIS ID | 484875 [1] |
History
editKanwaka was first settled in 1854. Kanwaka had a post office from 1857 to 1870 and again from 1898 until 1900.[2]
Geography
editKanwaka is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 40 and Stull Road.
References
edit- ^ 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.