Lone Oak is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

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A post office was opened in Lone Oak in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1886.[2]

Lone Oak was known historically for its coal mining operations.[3] In 1885, a mining accident in the shaft of the Lone Oak Coal Company killed two miners and injured four more.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Lone Oak, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  3. ^ A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Crawford County, Kansas. The Printery. 1905. p. 113.
  4. ^ Kansas. Governor (1887). Messages to the Legislature, Issues 1-2. p. 6.

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37°26′13″N 94°44′31″W / 37.43694°N 94.74194°W / 37.43694; -94.74194