Leona, Kansas
human settlement in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States of America
Leona is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 41.
History
Leona was laid out in 1873. The city was named for Leona Shock, the first baby born there.
A post office was opened in Leona in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1986.
Geography
Leona is located along the Wolf River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2), all land.
Demographics
Leona is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
2020 census
The 2020 United States census counted 41 people, 15 households, and 11 families in Leona.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Leona, Kansas” as human settlement in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States of America. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as human settlement in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States of America. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2243076. Authority coordinates are 39.786, -95.322. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1873 and 1986.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Leona, Kansas” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.