Shannon is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

Shannon was platted in 1883.[2]

A post office was opened in Shannon in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1941.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Shannon, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. Ingalls, Sheffield (1916). History of Atchison County, Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 121.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2014.

Further reading

39°33′55″N 95°14′36″W / 39.56528°N 95.24333°W / 39.56528; -95.24333


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