Carneiro, Kansas
| Carniero, Kansas | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
 KDOT map of Ellsworth County (legend) | |
  Carneiro | |
| Coordinates: 38°44′20″N 98°01′51″W / 38.73889°N 98.03083°WCoordinates: 38°44′20″N 98°01′51″W / 38.73889°N 98.03083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Ellsworth |
| Elevation | 1,581 ft (482 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 785 |
| GNIS feature ID | 475476[1] |
Carneiro is an unincorporated community in Carneiro Township, Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States.[1]
History
Carneiro was a station and shipping point on the Union Pacific Railroad.[2]
The first post office in Carneiro was established as Alum Creek in 1872. The post office was renamed Carneiro in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1953.The obituary of Ernest Oakley Cunningham states that he served as Post Master in Carneiro, then later, Post Master in Langley, Kansas. Mr. Cunningham came to Ellsworth county in 1870, at the age of 15. At the time of his death, he was the oldest of the pioneers then living in Ellsworth County.[3][4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Carneiro, Kansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 288.
- ↑ Obituary, Ellsworth KS, Ellsworth Messenger, Thursday, December 14, 1939
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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