Shannon,_Kansas Knowpia

Shannon is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, United States.^[1]

History edit

Shannon was platted in 1883.^[2]

A post office was opened in Shannon in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1941.^[3]

^ "Shannon, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
^ Ingalls, Sheffield (1916). History of Atchison County, Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 121.
^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2014.