Kanwaka is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located 4 miles west of Lawrence. The name is a portmanteau of the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers.
History
Kanwaka was first settled in 1854. Kanwaka had a post office from 1857 to 1870 and again from 1898 until 1900.[2]
Geography
Kanwaka is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 40 and Stull Road.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Kanwaka, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
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