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Fanning, Kansas

Coordinates: 39°50′05″N 95°09′41″W / 39.83472°N 95.16139°W / 39.83472; -95.16139
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Fanning, Kansas
KDOT map of Doniphan County (legend)
Fanning is located in Kansas
Fanning
Fanning
Fanning is located in the United States
Fanning
Fanning
Coordinates: 39°50′05″N 95°09′41″W / 39.83472°N 95.16139°W / 39.83472; -95.16139[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyDoniphan
Founded1870
Elevation883 ft (269 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-22975
GNIS ID473026 [1]

Fanning is an unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.[1] Fanning is located along K-7 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Troy.

History

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Fanning had its start in the year 1870 by the building of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad through that territory.[2]

A post office was opened in Fanning in December, 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in July, 1933.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Fanning, 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. 621.
  3. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2014.

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