Lone Star is an
unincorporated community in
Douglas County, Kansas, United States.
It is located southwest of
Lawrence.
History
The first settlers arrived in 1854, many of whom were either southern colonists or sympathizers who wanted slavery to be legal in the
Kansas Territory
The Territory of Kansas was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the United States, Union as the Slave and ...
. However, by 1860, many of these individuals had returned to the south or given up the cause. When
William Quantrill razed Lawrence in 1863, some of his men traveled down south and passed near Lone Star.
The settlement was initially known as "Bond"which was the name of its first
postmaster
A postmaster is the head of an individual post office, responsible for all postal activities in a specific post office. When a postmaster is responsible for an entire mail distribution organization (usually sponsored by a national government), ...
. The post office was open from 1875 until 1953. According to the ''
Lawrence Journal-World'' Lone Star was named as such after a group of settlers saw a star in the sky while trying to think of a suitable name for their community's school.
Near Lone Star is
Lone Star Lake which was built by the
Civilian Lone Star Lake Park Conservation Corps in the 1930s.
References
Further reading
External links
* Douglas County maps
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Unincorporated communities in Douglas County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas