Ghost town in Kansas, United States
| Belvoir, Kansas | |
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| Ghost town | |
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| Coordinates: 38°55′13″N 95°25′41″W / 38.92028°N 95.42806°W / 38.92028; -95.42806 | |
| 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 |
Belvoir is a ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.
History
The first settlement at Belvoir was made in the 1850s. A post office was established at Belvoir in 1869, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. The community was named after Belvoir, the plantation home of William Fairfax in Virginia.
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
See also: List of books about Douglas County, Kansas| Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Kansas, United States | ||
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| County seat: Lawrence | ||
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