Gretna, Kansas Explained

Gretna, Kansas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Kansas#USA
Pushpin Label:Gretna
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Kansas
Image Map1:Map of Phillips Co, Ks, USA.png
Map Caption1:KDOT map of Phillips County (legend)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Phillips
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Platted
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:1873
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:785
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:20-28825
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:471932

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

History

Gretna was a station on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.[1]

The post office in Gretna was discontinued in 1945.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. . Standard Publishing Company . Blackmar, Frank Wilson . 1912 . 796.
  2. Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 . Kansas Historical Society . 22 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131009124550/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3APL . 9 October 2013 .