Coronado is an unincorporated community in Wichita County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located a couple of miles east of Leoti.

Coronado, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Wichita County (legend)
Coronado Show map of Kansas Coronado Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°29′9″N 101°18′17″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Wichita
Elevation [1]	3,271 ft (997 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-15775 [1]
GNIS ID	484561 [1]

History

Platted in 1885, Coronado was involved in one of the bloodiest county seat fight in the history of the American West. The shoot-out on February 27, 1887, with boosters—some would say hired gunmen—from nearby Leoti left several people dead and wounded.[2][3] Afterwards numerous famous lawmen from Dodge City, which included Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson, gathered to calm the storm that ensued after the bloody fight. A small town called Farmer City, which was located between Coronado and Leoti, was hoped by some to become the county seat—which would end the fighting. Leoti later won the right to become the county seat and now the other two towns consist mainly of farmland.

Coronado had a post office from 1886 until 1899.[4]

References

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External links

• War in Wichita County (see bottom of page)
• Wichita County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

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