Doniphan, Kansas | |
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)  Doniphan, Kansas Location within the state of Kansas ) Doniphan, Kansas Doniphan, Kansas (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′30″N 95°4′51″W / 39.64167°N 95.08083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Doniphan |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Doniphan is a small unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.[1] Doniphan is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The company that founded the town was organized on November 11, 1854. Doniphan was incorporated in 1869.[2] The community was named for Alexander William Doniphan, a military leader in the Mexican–American War.[3]
A post office was opened in Doniphan on March 3, 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued on August 15, 1943.[4]
Notes
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doniphan, Kansas
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 528.
- ^ 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. 474.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
Further reading
- Gray's Doniphan County History: A Record of the Happenings of Half a Hundred Years
- William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas