Aetna is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Aetna Township,
Barber County, Kansas
Barber County is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Medicine Lodge. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,228. The county was named for Thomas ...
, United States.
It lies at an elevation of 1631 feet (497 m).
History
The Aetna fire station burned down in 1916 due to a grass fire. The post office was discontinued in 1946.
The school on the west side of the road across from the town, grades 1 through 8, closed in 1964.
References
Further reading
External links
* Barber County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Barber County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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