Chanute, KS
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Number of companies
1,692
Number of categories
472
Search the online directory for business listings in Chanute, KS and surrounding area.
Number of companies
1,692
Number of categories
472
County: Neosho
Coverage Area (Total): 7.15 sq. miles
Elevation: 958 ft.
Population: 9,085
Chanute was founded out of a dispute between four rival towns (Alliance, Chicago, New Chicago, Tioga) looking to claim the rights to house the Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston Railroad's new land office in the early 1870s. The dispute was settled by Octave Chanute, chief engineer and general superintendent of the LL&G, when he suggested the four towns merge. As a result, the towns came together and were chartered as Chanute in 1873.
Chanute maintains a variety of attractions including:
