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angola+kansas Latitude and Longitude:

37°6′20″N 95°26′58″W / 37.10556°N 95.44944°W / 37.10556; -95.44944
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Angola, Kansas
KDOT map of Labette County (legend)
Angola is located in Kansas
Angola
Angola
Angola is located in the United States
Angola
Angola
Coordinates: 37°6′20″N 95°26′58″W / 37.10556°N 95.44944°W / 37.10556; -95.44944 [1]
CountryUnited States
State Kansas
County Labette
Founded1886
Platted1886
Elevation787 ft (240 m)
Time zone UTC-6 ( CST)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 620
FIPS code20-01850 [1]
GNIS ID469166 [1]

Angola is an unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas, United States. [1]

History

Angola was laid out in 1886. [2] The post office was established January 31, 1887, and discontinued September 16, 1971. The community was served by the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad for many years, however flooding on the Verdigris River washed out the railroad bridge in the 1970s and rail traffic was thereafter re-routed, no longer passing through Angola.

Education

The community is served by Labette County USD 506 public school district.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Angola, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  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.  77.

Further reading



angola+kansas Latitude and Longitude:

37°6′20″N 95°26′58″W / 37.10556°N 95.44944°W / 37.10556; -95.44944
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Angola, Kansas
KDOT map of Labette County (legend)
Angola is located in Kansas
Angola
Angola
Angola is located in the United States
Angola
Angola
Coordinates: 37°6′20″N 95°26′58″W / 37.10556°N 95.44944°W / 37.10556; -95.44944 [1]
CountryUnited States
State Kansas
County Labette
Founded1886
Platted1886
Elevation787 ft (240 m)
Time zone UTC-6 ( CST)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 620
FIPS code20-01850 [1]
GNIS ID469166 [1]

Angola is an unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas, United States. [1]

History

Angola was laid out in 1886. [2] The post office was established January 31, 1887, and discontinued September 16, 1971. The community was served by the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad for many years, however flooding on the Verdigris River washed out the railroad bridge in the 1970s and rail traffic was thereafter re-routed, no longer passing through Angola.

Education

The community is served by Labette County USD 506 public school district.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Angola, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  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.  77.

Further reading



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