Belvoir, Kansas

Belvoir, Kansas
Ghost town
Belvoir
Location within the state of Kansas
Belvoir
Belvoir (the US)
Coordinates: 38°55′13″N 95°25′41″W / 38.92028°N 95.42806°W / 38.92028; -95.42806Coordinates: 38°55′13″N 95°25′41″W / 38.92028°N 95.42806°W / 38.92028; -95.42806[1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Douglas
Elevation[1] 876 ft (267 m)
Population
 • Total 0
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
GNIS ID 481830 [1]

Belvoir is a ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.

History

The first settlement at Belvoir was made in the 1850s.[2] A post office was established at Belvoir in 1869, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[3] The community was named after Belvoir, the plantation home of William Fairfax in Virginia.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Belvoir, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. ↑ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 359.
  3. ↑ "Douglas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Chambers, Mary Elizabeth; Tompkins, Sally Kress (1977). The Cultural Resources of Clinton Lake, Kansas: An Inventory of Archaeology, History, and Architecture. The Institute. p. 39.
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