Kansas Lake

Kansas Lake is a lake in Watonwan County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Kansas Lake was not named after the state of Kansas; instead the name is a corruption of "Kensie's Lake", in honor of John Kensie, an English settler.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kansas Lake
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 576.

Coordinates: 43°55′N 94°42′W / 43.917°N 94.700°W / 43.917; -94.700

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