Lanham, Kansas and Nebraska

Lanham, Kansas and Nebraska
Lanham, Kansas and Nebraska
Unincorporated community
	West State Line Road in Lanham. Left side is Kansas, right side is Nebraska (2017).
	Lanham Location within Kansas Lanham Location within the United States
	Coordinates: 40°0′10″N 96°52′26″W / 40.00278°N 96.87389°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas, Nebraska
County KS NE	Washington, Kansas,; Gage, Nebraska
Elevation	1,398 ft (426 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	66945, 68415
FIPS code	31-38625
GNIS ID	485447

Lanham is an unincorporated community in both Washington County, Kansas, and Gage County, Nebraska, United States. The Kansas–Nebraska state line runs down its main street. It is located along State Line Road, approximately 0.6 mile west of Kansas Highway K-148 / Nebraska Highway 112. It is seven miles north of Hanover, Kansas, and 6.5 miles from Odell, Nebraska.

History

Lanham was named for a railroad official. A post office was opened in Lanham (on the Kansas side) in 1914, and remained in operation until 1923.

The Kansas side of the border and nearby rural areas are served by Barnes–Hanover–Linn USD 223 public school district.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Washington
Cities	Barnes Clifton‡ Greenleaf Haddam Hanover Hollenberg Linn Mahaska Morrowville Palmer Vining‡ Washington	Map of Kansas highlighting Washington County
Unincorporated communities	Lanham‡
Ghost towns	Strawberry
Townships	Barnes Brantford Charleston Clifton Coleman Farmington Franklin Grant Greenleaf Haddam Hanover Highland Independence Kimeo Lincoln Linn Little Blue Logan Lowe Mill Creek Sheridan Sherman Strawberry Union Washington
Footnotes	‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Gage County, Nebraska, United States
County seat: Beatrice
Cities	Beatrice Blue Springs Wymore	Map of Nebraska highlighting Gage County
Villages	Adams Barneston Clatonia Cortland Filley Liberty Odell Pickrell Virginia
Townships	Adams Barneston Blakely Blue Springs-Wymore Clatonia Elm Filley Glenwood Grant Hanover Highland Holt Hooker Island Grove Liberty Lincoln Logan Midland Nemaha Paddock Riverside Rockford Sherman Sicily
CDP	Holmesville
Unincorporated communities	Ellis Hoag Krider Lanham‡ Rockford
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent state
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Lanham, Kansas and Nebraska
Unincorporated community
West State Line Road in Lanham. Left side is Kansas, right side is Nebraska (2017).
Lanham Location within Kansas Show map of Kansas Lanham Location within the United States Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 40°0′10″N 96°52′26″W / 40.00278°N 96.87389°W / 40.00278; -96.87389
Country	United States
State	Kansas, Nebraska
County KS NE	Washington, Kansas, Gage, Nebraska
Elevation	1,398 ft (426 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	66945, 68415
FIPS code	31-38625
GNIS ID	485447