Fanning, Kansas
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Fanning, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 39°50′05″N 95°09′41″W / 39.83472°N 95.16139°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Doniphan |
Founded | 1870 |
Elevation | 883 ft (269 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-22975 |
GNIS ID | 473026 [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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Fanning, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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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