Kyana, Indiana

Kyana is an unincorporated community located on Indiana State Road 64 in Jackson Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Kyana, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Kyana
Kyana
Coordinates: 38°18′18″N 86°46′56″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDubois
TownshipJackson
Elevation505 ft (154 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47513
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID437481

History

Kyana was platted in 1883.[3] The town had its own zip code until 1980.[4] 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.[5]

A post office was established at Kyana in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1982.[6]

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.[7]

Notable people

Joel Newkirk, Major League pitcher (Chicago Cubs)

Geography

Kyana is located at 38°18′18″N 86°46′56″W.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  2. "Kyana, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
  3. Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Published by the author. p. 364.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2009-07-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. History and Art Souvenir of Dubois County by George R. Wilson, 1896, p. 64
  6. "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  7. The Daily Herald, Jasper, Indiana August 30, 1948
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