Kankakee was an unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana, in the United States.[1] It took its name from the nearby Kankakee River.[2]

Never much more than a railroad whistle-stop, nothing remains of the Johnson Township settlement called Kankakee.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kankakee, Indiana
  2. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the nearby stream of the same name.
  3. ^ "Kankakee, a whistle-stop in La Porte County". Herald Argus. Retrieved May 28, 2019.

41°30′30″N 86°32′22″W / 41.50833°N 86.53944°W / 41.50833; -86.53944


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