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, about 0.6 miles west of K-148/Nebraska Highway 112.[3] Also, it is 7 miles north of Hanover, Kansas, and 6.5 miles from Odell, Nebraska.
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]
The Kansas side of the border and nearby rural areas are served by Barnes–Hanover–Linn USD 223 public school district.