Belvoir, Kansas
Belvoir is a ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.
Belvoir, Kansas | |
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| Coordinates: 38°55′13″N 95°25′41″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Douglas |
| Elevation | 876 ft (267 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 785 |
| GNIS ID | 481830 [1] |
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
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Belvoir, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
- 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.
- "Douglas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- 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.
Further reading
Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Kansas, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Map of Kansas highlighting Douglas County | |
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
| Townships | ||
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