Vinland, Kansas

Vinland, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Coal Creek Library in Vinland (ca. 1900), the oldest subscription library in Kansas. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Vinland, Kansas
Coordinates: 38°50′22″N 95°10′56″W / 38.83944°N 95.18222°WCoordinates: 38°50′22″N 95°10′56″W / 38.83944°N 95.18222°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Douglas
Elevation	889 ft (271 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	785
GNIS feature ID	479519[1]

Vinland is a small agricultural unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. It is located south of Lawrence near Baldwin City.

History

The first settlement was made at Vinland in 1854.^[2] In 1859, the first public library in the state was founded in this community.^[3] The community was not legally platted until the 1860s.^[4] A post office was opened in Vinland in 1868, and remained in operation until 1954.^[5] The name of Vinland probably alludes to the early settlers' vineyards.^[3]

The Vinland Grange Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[6]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 849.
3. Carpenter, Tim (November 28, 1997). "What's in a name? Key elements of area history". Lawrence Journal-World. pp. 3B. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
4. Cleland, Nora (Jun 12, 1961). "Only few of 45 county settlements left". Lawrence Journal-World. pp. 13A. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
5. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on March 10, 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
6. "Guide to the Vinland Grange and Fair Collection". The University of Kansas Libraries. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

External links

• Douglas County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT