Venango, Kansas

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

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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

References

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Further reading

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