Montana, Kansas

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

Montana, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Labette County (legend)
Montana
Montana
Coordinates: 37°16′31″N 95°07′27″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyLabette
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620

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]

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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. pp. 299.
  3. "Towns named after states". Reading Eagle. Jul 2, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 14 October 2015.

Further reading
See also: List of books about Labette County, Kansas



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