Capaldo, Kansas
Capaldo was an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. It is currently part of the city of Frontenac, and located northwest of the Frontenac Industrial Park #1.
History[]
Capaldo had its start in the year 1912 as a coal mining camp.[1] It was originally populated chiefly by Italian immigrants.[2]
In the early 2000s, the community was annexed into the city of Frontenac,.[3]
References[]
- ^ Powell, William E. "Former Mining Communities of the Cherokee-Crawford Coal Field". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ Celeste Calvitto (2007). Searching for Italy in America's Rural Heartland. Vantage Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-533-15737-2.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Capaldo, Kansas
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| Footnotes | †This populated place is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |
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Coordinates: 37°28′04″N 94°43′36″W / 37.46778°N 94.72667°W
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Crawford County, Kansas
- Unincorporated communities in Kansas
- Southeast Kansas geography stubs