Belvoir, Kansas

Ghost town in Kansas, United States
38°55′13″N 95°25′41″W / 38.92028°N 95.42806°W / 38.92028; -95.42806[1]CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyDouglasElevation876 ft (267 m)Population
 • Total0Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code785GNIS ID481830 [1]

Belvoir is a ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.

History

The first settlement at Belvoir was made in the 1850s.[2] A post office was established at Belvoir in 1869, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[3] The community was named after Belvoir, the plantation home of William Fairfax in Virginia.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Belvoir, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. ^ 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. 359.
  3. ^ "Douglas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  4. ^ Chambers, Mary Elizabeth; Tompkins, Sally Kress (1977). The Cultural Resources of Clinton Lake, Kansas: An Inventory of Archaeology, History, and Architecture. The Institute. p. 39.

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