Padonia, Kansas

Padonia is an unincorporated community in Padonia Township, Brown County, Kansas, in the 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

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Padonia, Kansas
↑ 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. p. 432.
↑ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Brown County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Hiawatha

Cities	Everest Fairview Hamlin Hiawatha Horton Morrill Powhattan Reserve Robinson Sabetha‡ Willis

CDPs	Kickapoo Site 1 Kickapoo Site 2 Kickapoo Site 5 Kickapoo Site 6 Kickapoo Site 7 Kickapoo Tribal Center

Unincorporated communities	Baker Mercier Padonia

Indian reservations	Ioway Reservation‡ Kickapoo Indian Reservation of Kansas‡ Sac and Fox Reservation‡

Townships	Hamlin Hiawatha Irving Mission Morrill Padonia Powhattan Robinson Walnut Washington

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°55′24″N 95°33′46″W / 39.92333°N 95.56278°W / 39.92333; -95.56278

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