Lanham, Kansas and Nebraska

Lanham is an unincorporated community in both Washington County, Kansas, and Gage County, Nebraska, United States.^[1] The Kansas–Nebraska state line runs down its main street.^[2] It is located along State Line Road, approximately 0.6 mile west of K-148/Nebraska Highway 112.^[3] It is also seven miles north of Hanover, Kansas, and 6.5 miles from Odell, Nebraska.

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

History

Lanham was named for a railroad official.^[4] A post office was opened in Lanham (on the Kansas side^[4]) in 1914, and remained in operation until 1923.^[5]

Education

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