Penokee, Kansas

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Graham County, Kansas}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

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|subdivision_name1 = Kansas

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|subdivision_name2 = Graham

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|established_title = Founded

|established_date = 1880s

|established_title1 = Platted

|established_date1 = 1888

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|unit_pref = Imperial

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|elevation_ft = 2225

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|timezone = CST

|utc_offset = -6

|timezone_DST = CDT

|utc_offset_DST = -5

|postal_code_type = ZIP code

|postal_code = 67659{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/67659|title=Penokee ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2022|access-date=November 11, 2022}}

|area_code_type = Area code

|area_code = 785

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|blank_info = 20-55375

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|blank1_info = 472354 {{cite gnis2|472354|Penokee, Kansas}}

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Penokee is an unincorporated community in Graham County, Kansas, United States, in the Solomon Valley.

History

The community was originally named Reford and platted in 1888 when the railroad was extended to that point.{{cite web | url=http://www.hwy24.org/uploads/2/6/1/8/26189167/28_town_names.pdf | title=Origin of Town Names | publisher=Solomon Valley Highway 24 Heritage Alliance | accessdate=9 April 2018 | pages=5}} Because the town became mistaken for Rexford, Kansas, the residents renamed their town after the Penokee Mountains near Lake Superior.

Education

The community is served by Graham County USD 281 public school district.

References

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Further reading

{{See also|Graham County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Graham County, Kansas}}