Mont Ida, Kansas

Mont Ida is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, Kansas, in the United States.[1]

History

Mont Ida had its start in the year 1880 by the building of the railroad through that territory.[2]

A post office was opened in Mont Ida in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1944.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mont Ida, Kansas
  2. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 304.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2014.

Coordinates: 38°13′00″N 95°22′06″W / 38.21667°N 95.36833°W / 38.21667; -95.36833


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