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Welcome to Kanco ...

So far, we found very little information about Kanco. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Kanco to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kanco, please Contact Us.


Kanco would have been located within present day Greeley County<2>.


We aren't confident of the location of Kanco, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>


The origin (or the toponymy) of Kanco: The name Kanco is a portmanteau<4> and it reflects the fact that the community lies just to the east of the Kansas and Colorado border.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Kanco is 3,890 feet [1,186 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the elevation of Kanco is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Kanco was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Kanco is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

If Kanco still existed, it would have been in the (620) area code.

Communities near Kanco ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kanco.

  • Tribune
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tribune have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
    • Tribune is located in Greeley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tribune <7>
  • Sheridan Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Lake
    • Sheridan Lake is located in Kiowa County (CO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan Lake <7>
  • Horace
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horace have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Horace is located in Greeley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Water Valley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
    • Water Valley is located in Kiowa County (CO)
  • Hartman
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartman have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
    • Hartman is located in Prowers County (CO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartman <7>
  • Arapahoe
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Chivington
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington
    • Chivington is located in Kiowa County (CO)
  • Selkirk ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Selkirk is located in Wichita County
    • Selkirk has also been known as:
    • Selkirk Station
  • Weskan
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Cheyenne Wells
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Wells
    • Cheyenne Wells is located in Cheyenne County (CO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne Wells <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kanco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kanco.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kanco. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kanco.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kanco. See our Newspapers Page for Kanco.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kanco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Greeley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>A portmanteau (such as Kanco) is the combination or contraction of two (or more) words, their sound and the meaning of those words to create a new word. For example, guess and estimate becomes guesstimate.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kanco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.









 

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