Fanning, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
39°50′05″N 95°09′41″W / 39.83472°N 95.16139°W / 39.83472; -95.16139[1]CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyDoniphanFounded1870Elevation
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883 ft (269 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code785FIPS code20-22975GNIS 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

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

  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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  • Doniphan County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
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