Montana, Kansas

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.

Coordinates: 37°16′31″N 95°07′27″W / 37.27528°N 95.12417°W / 37.27528; -95.12417

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