Montana, Kansas

Montana, Kansas
Unincorporated community

KDOT map of Labette County (legend)
Montana
Montana
Coordinates: 37°16′31″N 95°07′27″W / 37.27528°N 95.12417°W / 37.27528; -95.12417Coordinates: 37°16′31″N 95°07′27″W / 37.27528°N 95.12417°W / 37.27528; -95.12417
Country United States
State Kansas
County Labette
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 620

Montana is an unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas, United States.

History

A post office was established at Montana in 1866.[1] Montana was laid out about 1868.[2] The community was named after the Montana Territory.[3]

References

  1. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  2. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 299.
  3. "Towns named after states". Reading Eagle. Jul 2, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 14 October 2015.

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