Gretna, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Phillips County, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
39°45′55″N 99°12′46″W / 39.7652881°N 99.2128695°W / 39.7652881; -99.2128695[1]CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyPhillipsElevation1,873 ft (571 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code785FIPS code20-28825GNIS ID471932 [1]

Gretna is an unincorporated community in Phillips County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

Gretna was a station on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.[2]

The post office in Gretna was discontinued in 1945.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Gretna, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 796.
  3. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2014.

Further reading

External links

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Municipalities and communities of Phillips County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Phillipsburg
Cities
Map of Kansas highlighting Phillips County
Map of Kansas highlighting Phillips County
Unincorporated
communities
Ghost townsTownships
  • Arcade
  • Beaver
  • Belmont
  • Bow Creek
  • Crystal
  • Dayton
  • Deer Creek
  • Freedom
  • Glenwood
  • Granite
  • Greenwood
  • Kirwin
  • Logan
  • Long Island
  • Mound
  • Phillipsburg
  • Plainview
  • Plum
  • Prairie View
  • Rushville
  • Solomon
  • Sumner
  • Towanda
  • Valley
  • Walnut
Footnotes
†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
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