Carneiro, Kansas

Carneiro is an unincorporated community in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of Ellsworth, north of Mushroom Rock State Park and Kanopolis Lake.

Carneiro, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Ellsworth County (legend)
KDOT map of Ellsworth County (legend)
Carneiro is located in Kansas
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Carneiro
Location within the state of Kansas
Carneiro is located in the United States
Carneiro
Carneiro
Carneiro (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°44′20″N 98°01′51″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyEllsworth
TownshipCarneiro
Elevation
[1]
1,578 ft (481 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-10775
GNIS ID475476[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]

Education

The community is served by Ellsworth USD 327 public school district.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carneiro, Kansas
  2. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 288.
  3. Obituary, Ellsworth KS, Ellsworth Messenger, Thursday, December 14, 1939
  4. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2014.

Further reading
See also: List of books about Ellsworth County, Kansas


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