Capioma is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in Capioma Township,
Nemaha County, Kansas
Nemaha County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Seneca. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 10,273. The county was named for the Nemaha River.
History
Early history
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, United States.
It is located at the intersection of 116th Rd and W4 Rd.
History
Capioma was
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 Survey System, Public Lands Surveys to ...
ted in 1857. It was named for an Indian chief.
A post office was opened in Capioma in 1857, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.
Education
This community and nearby rural areas are served by
Prairie Hills USD 113
Prairie Hills USD 113 is a public unified school district headquartered in Sabetha, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Sabetha, Axtell, Bern, Goff, Morrill, Summerfield, Wetmore, Berwick, Capioma, Woodlawn, ...
public school district.
References
Further reading
External links
* Nemaha County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Nemaha County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
1857 establishments in Kansas Territory
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