Antonino, Kansas

Antonino, Kansas
Unincorporated community

Antonino, from about 2 miles to the northwest.

KDOT map of Ellis County (legend)
Antonino
Antonino

Location within the state of Kansas

Coordinates: 38°47′02″N 99°23′33″W / 38.78389°N 99.39250°W / 38.78389; -99.39250Coordinates: 38°47′02″N 99°23′33″W / 38.78389°N 99.39250°W / 38.78389; -99.39250
Country United States
State Kansas
County Ellis
Township Lookout
Founded 1904
Elevation 2,106 ft (642 m)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 67601
Area code 785
GNIS feature ID 475280[1]

Antonino is an unincorporated community in Lookout Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States.[2]

History

Due to the distance from their homes to St. Francis Church in Munjor, a group of the church's Volga German parishioners requested a new parish and subsequently founded Antonino in 1904. They originally wanted to name the new community St. Anthony, but the post office rejected that name for being too similar to that of Anthony, Kansas. Instead, they applied for the name "Saint Antonino" after a village in Brazil in which several residents had once lived. Due to postal regulations at that time, however, "Saint" was removed from the name.[3] Another account claims that Antonino was named for Anthony Sauer, who was said to be the community's oldest resident.[4]

Local residents built a new church in 1905, and a local post office opened the same year.[3][5] A school house was completed in 1939, and then a new church building in 1952.[3] The post office closed in 1984.[5]

Geography

Antonino is located at 38°47′02″N 99°23′33″W / 38.78389°N 99.39250°W / 38.78389; -99.39250 (38.7080679, -99.1656536) at an elevation of 2,106 feet (642 m).[1] It is 4 miles (6.4 km) west of U.S. Route 183, 9.5 miles (15.3 km) south of Interstate 70, and 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south-southwest of Hays, the county seat.[2]

Antonino lies 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the Smoky Hill River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.[6]

Transportation

Antonino Road, a paved county road, runs east-west through the community, connecting it to U.S. Route 183 to the east.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  2. 1 2 "General Highway Map - Ellis County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 1978. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ellis County". Kansas Heritage Project. Fort Hays State University. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  4. ↑ "Profile for Antonino, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "2003-2004 Official Transportation Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  7. ↑ "Antonino, KS". Google Maps. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
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