Kansas, Kentucky facts for kids

Kansas is a small place in Graves County, Kentucky. It is called an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that doesn't have its own local government, like a city or town does. Instead, it's part of the larger county.

History of Kansas

The community of Kansas got its name from the Kansas Territory. This was a large area of land in the western United States before Kansas became a state.

A post office was opened in Kansas in 1854. A post office is where people send and receive mail. This post office served the community for many years. It stayed open until 1910.