Welcome to Kanona ...
Although we found mention of Kanona during our research, we have little information about it.<1> We believe that Kanona had a post office at one time. We have done a cursory search and haven't been able to find any evidence that the community still exists..
We've added Kanona to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kanona, please Contact Us.
The location of Kanona has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kanona, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Kanona is 2,710 feet [826 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Kanona is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Kanona might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Kanona would be found within the (785) area code.
Communities Also Named Kanona ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kanona - it's located in New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kanona.
Communities near Kanona ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kanona.
- Oberlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
- Oberlin is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <4>
- Selden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
- Selden is located in Sheridan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Norcatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
- Norcatur is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Danbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Danbury is located in Red Willow County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <4>
- Jennings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jennings is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Lebanon is located in Red Willow County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
- Clayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Dresden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Dresden is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <4>
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Riley County
- Leoville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kanona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kanona.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kanona. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kanona.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kanona. See our Newspapers Page for Kanona.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kanona ...
Looking for more information about Kanona? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kanona, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kanona.
Adding Kanona to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kanona in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kanona was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Kanona on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kanona.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Kanona and then turned west". While Kanona could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Kanona as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Kanona could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kanona - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |