Official Name: | Kyana, Indiana |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Kyana |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Dubois |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Jackson |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 38.305°N -86.7822°W |
Elevation Ft: | 502 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47513 |
Area Code: | 812, 930 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 437481 |
Kyana is an unincorporated community located on Indiana State Road 64 in Jackson Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Kyana was platted in 1883.[1] The town had its own zip code until 1980.[2] The town was an outgrowth of the construction of the Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis Railroad (now Norfolk Southern). Founded by the Louisville Mining & Manufacturing Company, it bears the abbreviation of its home state (Kentucky), and the termination of the state in which it is located.[3]
A post office was established at Kyana in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1982.[4]
Kyana was the site of a plane crash on August 28, 1948. A two-seat Aeronca training plane piloted by William Mullen, Jr. was flying at a low altitude when it suddenly dived into the ground in a field near Kyana. The passenger in the plane, Emil Prechtel of nearby Schnellville, died as a result of injuries from the crash. The pilot survived.[5]
Joel Newkirk, Major League pitcher (Chicago Cubs)