Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot in Alamota, circa 1890-1919

Alamota is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

Alamota was a station and shipping point on a division of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[2]

A post office was established in Alamota in 1877, closed in 1894, reopened in 1903, and closed permanently in 1992.[3]

Education

The community is served by Dighton USD 482 public school district.

References

  1. "Alamota, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 56.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2014.

Further reading

38°27′40″N 100°18′36″W / 38.46111°N 100.31000°W / 38.46111; -100.31000


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