Doniphan, Kansas

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

Doniphan, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Doniphan County (legend)
KDOT map of Doniphan County (legend)
Doniphan is located in Kansas
Doniphan
Doniphan
Doniphan is located in the United States
Doniphan
Doniphan
Coordinates: 39°38′30″N 95°4′51″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyDoniphan
Founded1854 (1854)
Platted1855
Incorporated1869 (1869)
Named forAlexander Doniphan
Elevation
[1]
860 ft (260 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-18275
GNIS ID473282 [1]

History

The company that founded the community 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]

Demographics

Doniphan is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

References
  1. "Doniphan, 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. 528.
  3. 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.
  4. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2014.

Further reading
See also: List of books about Doniphan County, Kansas


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