Lookout Township, Ellis County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

38°45′43″N 099°21′56″W / 38.76194°N 99.36556°W / 38.76194; -99.36556CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyEllisArea

• Total122.6 sq mi (317.54 km²) • Land122.48 sq mi (317.21 km²) • Water0.13 sq mi (0.33 km²) 0.1%Elevation

2,028 ft (618 m)Population

(2000)

• Total579 • Density4.7/sq mi (1.8/km²)GNIS feature ID0475282

Lookout Township is a township in Ellis County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 579.

Geography

Lookout Township covers an area of 122.6 square miles (318 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Schoenchen and the unincorporated settlement of Antonino. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Saint Anthony, at Antonino. The township was the focus of the 1890s gold rush hoax witnessing the short lived settlements of Smoky Hill City and Chetolah.^[1]

History

A post office was opened at Palatine in 1880. The post office relocated across the Smoky Hill River to Chetolah in 1888, but was discontinued in 1897.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Dan Plazak (2007). "The imaginary gold mines of Kansas" (PDF). Mining History Journal. 14: 11–22. Retrieved November 30, 2018.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
^ "Chetolah, Kansas – Legends of Kansas". Retrieved January 31, 2024.