Alamota, Kansas
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot, circa 1890-1919
Alamota is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Kansas, United States.[1]
History[]
Alamota was a station and shipping point on a division of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[2]
A post office was established in Alamota in 1877, closed in 1894, reopened in 1903, and closed permanently in 1992.[3]
Education[]
The community is served by Dighton USD 482 public school district.
References[]
- ^ "Alamota, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 56.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
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Municipalities and communities of Lane County, Kansas, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | †This populated place is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau | |
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Coordinates: 38°27′40″N 100°18′36″W / 38.46111°N 100.31000°W
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Lane County, Kansas
- Unincorporated communities in Kansas
- Kansas geography stubs