Yorktown, Kansas

Yorktown, Kansas
Yorktown
Location within the state of Kansas
Yorktown
Yorktown (the US)
Coordinates: 39°10′35″N 98°19′19″W / 39.17639°N 98.32194°W / 39.17639; -98.32194Coordinates: 39°10′35″N 98°19′19″W / 39.17639°N 98.32194°W / 39.17639; -98.32194
Country United States
State Kansas
County Lincoln
Elevation 1,585 ft (483 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID 482317[1]

Yorktown (initially Allamead) was a small settlement in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States.

History

Allamead was issued a post office in 1880. The post office was renamed Yorktown in 1894, then discontinued in 1906.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 1984-07-01. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  2. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-01-05.


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