Kaw Mission

Kaw Mission is a historic church mission in that was home, school and church to 30 Kaw boys from 1851 to 1854. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
  • Type: Building
  • Description: building in Kansas, United States
  • Also known as: Kaw Mission State Historic Site” and “Old Kaw Mission

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include United States Post Office.

Post office
The at 103 W. Main Street is the main in , . The post office was built in 1938-39 according to a Neoclassical design credited to Supervising Architect Louis A. is situated 2,200 feet southeast of Kaw Mission.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Council Grove.

Town
is a city in and the county seat of , , United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,140. It was named after an agreement between American settlers and the Osage Nation allowing settlers' wagon trains to pass westward through the area on the Santa Fe Trail.

Kaw Mission

Latitude
38.66593° or 38° 39′ 57″ north
Longitude
-96.49388° or 96° 29′ 38″ west
Elevation
1,230 feet (375 metres)
Open location code
86C5MG84+9C
Geo­Names ID
7725245
Wiki­data ID
Q6379397
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