Gretna, Kansas

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Gretna, Kansas
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Gretna
Location within the state of Kansas
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Gretna
Gretna (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°45′55″N99°12′46″W / 39.7652881°N 99.2128695°W / 39.7652881; -99.2128695 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Phillips
Elevation
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1,873 ft (571 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-28825
GNIS ID 471932 [1]

Gretna is an unincorporated community in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. [1]

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History

Gretna was a station on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. [2]

The post office in Gretna was discontinued in 1945. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gretna, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp.  796.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2014.

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