Ada, Kansas

Ada, Kansas
Unincorporated community

KDOT map of Ottawa County (legend)
Ada
Ada
Coordinates: 39°9′5″N 97°53′21″W / 39.15139°N 97.88917°W / 39.15139; -97.88917Coordinates: 39°9′5″N 97°53′21″W / 39.15139°N 97.88917°W / 39.15139; -97.88917[1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Ottawa
Township Fountain
Elevation[1] 1,299 ft (396 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-00225 [1]
GNIS ID 476271 [1]

Ada is an unincorporated community in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

Ada was a station on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[2]

A post office was opened in Ada in the 1870s, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1998.[3]

Education

Ada High School was closed through school unification. The Ada High School mascot was Wildcats.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Ada, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1898). A Gazetteer of Kansas. Govt. Print. Off. p. 23.
  3. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Wilsey Beats Ada In Finals", The Salina Journal, 5 March 1961, p.17.


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