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Welcome to Bismarck Grove ...

So far, we found very little information about Bismarck Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bismarck Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bismarck Grove, please Contact Us.


Bismarck Grove would have been located within present day Douglas County<2>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Bismarck Grove, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Bismarck Grove: Bismarck Grv.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bismarck Grove is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Bismarck Grove was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bismarck Grove would have been located in the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Bismarck Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Bismarck Grove: This one is located in Douglas County and the other is located in Jefferson County.

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

Communities near Bismarck Grove ...

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

  • Gardner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
    • Gardner is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <5>
  • Bonner Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Springs
    • Bonner Springs is located in Wyandotte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,966 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner Springs <5>
  • Basehor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basehor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
    • Basehor is located in Leavenworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <5>
  • De Soto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
    • De Soto is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <5>
  • Eudora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tonganoxie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie
    • Tonganoxie is located in Leavenworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonganoxie <5>
  • Baldwin City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin City
    • Baldwin City is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin City <5>
  • Wellsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Wellsville is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,784 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <5>
  • Edgerton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
    • Edgerton is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,773 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <5>
  • Oskaloosa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oskaloosa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
    • Oskaloosa is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <5>

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 Bismarck Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bismarck Grove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bismarck Grove. 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 Bismarck Grove.

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

Adding Bismarck Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bismarck Grove 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 Bismarck Grove was on a map titled Map of Kansas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bismarck Grove.

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas-county.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bismarck Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bismarck Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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