Reno is an unincorporated community in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States.[1] Reno is located at 39°03′04″N 95°07′12″W / 39.05111°N 95.12000°W / 39.05111; -95.12000. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[2]

History

A post office was opened in Reno in 1864, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1918.[3] The community was named for General Jesse L. Reno.[4][5]

References

  1. "Reno, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. "Population Data and Maps | MARC".
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  4. Hall, Jesse A. and Hand LeRoy T. (1921). History of Leavenworth County Kansas. Historical Publishing Company. pp. 153.
  5. History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 467.

Further reading

39°03′04″N 95°07′12″W / 39.05111°N 95.12000°W / 39.05111; -95.12000


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