Venango, Kansas
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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Ellsworth County, Kansas}}
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|subdivision_name2 = Ellsworth
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|timezone = CST
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|blank1_info = 476930 {{GNIS|476930}}
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Venango is an unincorporated community in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States. It is located on the east bank of the Kanopolis Lake.
History
A post office was opened in Venango in 1875, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:EW |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |access-date=9 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009131828/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:EW |archive-date=October 9, 2013 }}
Education
The community is served by Smoky Valley USD 400 public school district.
See also
- Kanopolis Lake
- Kanopolis State Park
- Mushroom Rock State Park
- Yankee Run, Kansas, located on west bank of Kanopolis Lake
References
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Further reading
{{See also|Ellsworth County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Ellsworth County, Kansas}}
External links
- Ellsworth County maps: [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/ellsworth.PDF Current], [https://www.ksdot.org/bureaus/burtransplan/maps/PastPublishedCounty.asp Historic], KDOT
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Ellsworth County, Kansas
Category:Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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