Kyana, Indiana Explained

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.

History

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]

Notable people

Joel Newkirk, Major League pitcher (Chicago Cubs)

References

  1. Book: Wilson, George R.. History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Published by the author.. 1910. 364.
  2. Web site: History Timeline of Dubois County Indiana . 2009-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091001174111/http://www.visitduboiscounty.com/about/history.php . 2009-10-01 . dead .
  3. https://archive.org/stream/historyartsouven00wils#page/n5/mode/2up History and Art Souvenir of Dubois County by George R. Wilson, 1896, p. 64
  4. Web site: Dubois County . Jim Forte Postal History . 5 July 2016.
  5. The Daily Herald, Jasper, Indiana August 30, 1948