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Iowa Point, Kansas

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Coordinates: 39°55′42″N 95°14′19″W / 39.92833°N 95.23861°W / 39.92833; -95.23861
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Iowa Point, Kansas
Unincorporated community
A plat of Iowa Point
A plat of Iowa Point
KDOT map of Doniphan County (legend)
KDOT map of Doniphan County (legend)
Iowa Point is located in Kansas
Iowa Point
Iowa Point
Iowa Point is located in the United States
Iowa Point
Iowa Point
Coordinates: 39°55′42″N 95°14′19″W / 39.92833°N 95.23861°W / 39.92833; -95.23861[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyDoniphan
Founded1854
Elevation
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856 ft (261 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-34475
GNIS ID472808 [1]

Iowa Point is an unincorporated community in northeastern Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

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Iowa Point sign located on K-7

Iowa Point was first settled in 1854 on land received from the U.S. Government in payment for missionary services done at the nearby Iowa, Sac and Fox Indian mission. The town was a major shipping point between Leavenworth and Omaha and by 1857, the town had a population estimated at 3,000 making it the second largest town on the Missouri River next to Leavenworth.[2]

The town divided on the issue of slavery; by the end of the Civil War, it had nearly been completely burned, and businesses had nearly been depleted. The town never recovered.[3]

The first post office in Iowa Point opened in March, 1855, closed temporarily in April, 1914,September, 1914, reopened that same year, and closed permanently in July, 1933.[4]

Demographics

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It is included in the St. Joseph, Missouri Metropolitan Area.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Iowa Point, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ Ghost Towns of Kansas: A Traveler's Guide by Daniel Fitzgerald. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. 1988.
  3. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 941.
  4. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2014.

Further reading

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See also: List of books about Doniphan County, Kansas
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