Penokee is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either hav ...
in
Graham County, Kansas
Graham County (county code GH) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,415. Its county seat and most populous city is Hill City. The county is home to Nicodemus, founded 1877, which ...
, United States,
in the Solomon Valley.
History
The community was originally named Reford and
plat
In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bea ...
ted in 1888 when the railroad was extended to that point.
Because the town became mistaken for
Rexford, Kansas
Rexford is a city in Thomas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 197.
History
Rexford was founded in approximately 1887. It was named in honor of a member of the Rexford family who died in a fir ...
, the residents renamed their town after the Penokee Mountains near
Lake Superior
Lake Superior in central North America is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface areaThe Caspian Sea is the largest lake, but is saline, not freshwater. and the third-largest by volume, holding 10% of the world's surface fresh w ...
.
Education
The community is served by
Graham County USD 281
Graham County USD 281 is a public unified school district headquartered in Hill City, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Hill City, Bogue, Morland, Nicodemus, Penokee, St. Peter, and nearby rural areas.
School ...
public school district.
References
Further reading
External links
* Graham County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Graham County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
Populated places established in 1888
1888 establishments in Kansas
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