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Welcome to Iantha ...

Iantha is located in Barton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Iantha, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Iantha is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Iantha lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Iantha: 417

Communities Also Named Iantha ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Iantha - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Iantha.

Communities near Iantha ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Iantha.

  • Pittsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Pittsburg is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <3>
  • Lamar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Frontenac
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Arma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
    • Arma is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <3>
  • Jasper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Golden City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
    • Liberal is located in Barton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Alba
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alba have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
    • Alba is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Mulberry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <3>
  • Sheldon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Iantha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Iantha.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Iantha. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Iantha.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Iantha. See our Newspapers Page for Iantha.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iantha ...

Looking for more information about Iantha? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Iantha, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Iantha.

Adding Iantha to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Iantha in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Iantha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Iantha post office opened in 1881.

We also found Iantha in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iantha.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Barton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iantha - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/