Padonia is an unincorporated community in Padonia Township, Brown County, Kansas, United States. [1]
History
The first settlement at Padonia was made in 1854. [2] The community was named for Jesse Padon, a pioneer settler. [3] A post office was established in Padonia in 1857, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933. [4]
References
- ^ "Padonia, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 739.
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 432.
- ^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
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Municipalities and communities of
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| Footnotes | †This community is designated a
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United States Census Bureau. ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |
39°55′24″N 95°33′46″W / 39.92333°N 95.56278°W
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