Idana, Kansas

Idana, Kansas
Idana, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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	Coordinates: 39°21′33.3″N 97°15′54.0″W / 39.359250°N 97.265000°WCoordinates: 39°21′33.3″N 97°15′54.0″W / 39.359250°N 97.265000°W
Country	United States
States	Kansas
County	Clay
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	67432
Area code	785
GNIS ID	476474

Idana is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Kansas, United States. It is located approximately 6.5 miles west of Clay Center, and 1.5 miles south of US Route 24 along 16th Rd.^[2]

History[]

Idana is combination of the names of two settlers: Ida Howland and Anna Broughton.^[3]

A post office was opened in Chapmanville (an extinct town) in 1879, but it was moved to Idana in 1882 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1980.^[4]

Idana was located on the Union Pacific Railroad.^[5]

Demographics[]

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined this community as a census-designated place (CDP).

Education[]

The community is served by Clay County USD 379 public school district.

References[]

^ "Idana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
^ "Idana Populated Place Profile / Clay County, Kansas Data".
^ "Profile for Idana, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
^ "Geohydrology of Clay County". Kansas Geological Survey. Retrieved August 2, 2014.

External links[]

Clay County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

[1] "Idana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

[2] "Idana Populated Place Profile / Clay County, Kansas Data".

[3] "Profile for Idana, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved June 7, 2014.

[4] "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2014.

[5] "Geohydrology of Clay County". Kansas Geological Survey. Retrieved August 2, 2014.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Clay Center
Cities	Clay Center Clifton‡ Green Longford Morganville Oak Hill Vining‡ Wakefield
Unincorporated communities	Idana† Industry‡ Ladysmith
Ghost towns	Broughton Browndale
Townships	Athelstane Blaine Bloom Chapman Clay Center Exeter Five Creeks Garfield Gill Goshen Grant Hayes Highland Mulberry Oakland Republican Sherman Union
Footnotes	†This populated place is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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