Kyana is an unincorporated community located on Indiana State Road 64 in Jackson Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
kyana., Indiana | |
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  Kyana  Kyana | |
| Coordinates: 38°18′18″N 86°46′56″W / 38.30500°N 86.78222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Dubois |
| Township | Jackson |
| Elevation | 502 ft (153 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47513 |
| Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 437481[1] |
History
editKyana was platted in 1883.[2] The town had its own zip code until 1980.[3] 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.[4]
A post office was established at Kyana in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1982.[5]
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.[6]
Notable people
editJoel Newkirk, Major League pitcher (Chicago Cubs)
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kyana, Indiana
- ^ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Published by the author. p. 364.
- ^ "History Timeline of Dubois County Indiana". Archived from the original on October 1, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ History and Art Souvenir of Dubois County by George R. Wilson, 1896, p. 64
- ^ "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ The Daily Herald, Jasper, Indiana August 30, 1948