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Padonia is an unincorporated community in Padonia Township, Brown County, Kansas, United States.

History

The first settlement at Padonia was made in 1854. The community was named for Jesse Padon, a pioneer settler. A post office was established in Padonia in 1857, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933.

References

1. "Padonia, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
2. History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 739.
3. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 432.
4. "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 15, 2015.

Further reading

External links

• Brown County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

v t e Municipalities and communities of Brown County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Hiawatha
Cities	Everest Fairview Hamlin Hiawatha Horton Morrill Powhattan Reserve Robinson Sabetha‡ Willis
CDPs	Kickapoo Tribal Center Kickapoo Site 1 Kickapoo Site 2 Kickapoo Site 5 Kickapoo Site 6 Kickapoo Site 7
Unincorporated communities	Baker Mercier Padonia
Indian reservations	Ioway Reservation‡ Kickapoo Indian Reservation of Kansas‡ Sac and Fox Reservation‡
Townships	Hamlin Hiawatha Irving Mission Morrill Padonia Powhattan Robinson Walnut Washington
Footnotes	‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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