Gretna, Kansas

Gretna, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Phillips County (legend)
Gretna
Location within the state of Kansas
Gretna
Gretna (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°45′55″N 99°12′46″W / 39.7652881°N 99.2128695°W / 39.7652881; -99.2128695
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyPhillips
Elevation
1,873 ft (571 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-28825
GNIS ID471932

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

History

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

The post office in Gretna was discontinued in 1945.

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

See also: List of books about Phillips County, Kansas


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