Lapeer, Kansas
Appearance
Lapeer, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 38°47′53″N 95°26′46″W / 38.79806°N 95.44611°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Douglas |
Elevation | 1,112 ft (339 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 0 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 785 |
GNIS ID | 482174 [1] |
Lapeer is a ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.[2]
History
[edit]Lapeer was founded in 1855 on the Santa Fe Trail route.[3] The community was named after Lapeer, Michigan.[4] The Lapeer post office closed in 1902.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Belvoir, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lapeer (historical)
- ^ Cleland, Nora (June 12, 1961). "Only few of 45 county settlements left". Lawrence Journal-World. pp. 13A. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ 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. 360.
- ^ "Douglas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
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