Welcome to Kanwaka ...Kanwaka is located in Douglas County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Kanwaka, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857. Kanwaka is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Kanwaka lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Kanwaka: 785 The community of Kanwaka has also been called Kanawha. and Kannaka (and there are additional names). For more information about the names of Kanwaka, see The Names of Kanwaka on our Genealogy Page. Communities near Kanwaka ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kanwaka.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kanwaka. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kanwaka. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kanwaka. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kanwaka. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kanwaka. See our Newspapers Page for Kanwaka. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kanwaka ...Looking for more information about Kanwaka? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kanwaka, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kanwaka. Adding Kanwaka to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Kanwaka in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kanwaka was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Kanwaka mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931). For more details, see References and Mentions for Kanwaka. Footnotes ...
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