Lenape, Kansas

Lenape is an unincorporated community in Leavenworth County, in the U.S. state of Kansas.^[1]

History

Lenape was founded in 1867 on the main line of the Kansas Pacific Railroad.^[2] The community was named after the Lenape Indians.^[3] A post office was established at Lenape in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lenape, Kansas
↑ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 470.
↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 185.
↑ "Leavenworth County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 April 2015.

External links

Leavenworth County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

Municipalities and communities of Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Leavenworth

Cities	Basehor Bonner Springs‡ De Soto‡ Easton Lansing Leavenworth Linwood Tonganoxie

CDPs	Fort Leavenworth

Unincorporated communities	Fairmount Fall Leaf Hoge Jarbalo Kickapoo Lenape Lowemont Millwood Reno Springdale Wadsworth

Townships	Alexandria Delaware Easton Fairmount High Prairie Kickapoo Reno Sherman Stranger Tonganoxie

Ghost town	Delaware City

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°59′50″N 94°57′03″W / 38.99722°N 94.95083°W / 38.99722; -94.95083

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