Welcome to Conway ...

Conway is located in McPherson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Conway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Conway is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Conway: (620)

Communities Also Named Conway ...

While we believe that this Conway is located in McPherson County, we know of another 2 Kansas communities named Conway. Those communities are located in the following counties: Anderson and Linn County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 26 communities that are also named Conway - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Conway ...

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

• McPherson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
  • McPherson is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McPherson <3>
• Lindsborg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsborg
  • Lindsborg is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsborg <3>
• Moundridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundridge
  • Moundridge is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundridge <3>
• Inman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
  • Inman is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <3>
• Buhler
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhler
  • Buhler is located in Reno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
  • Buhler has also been known as:
  • Tulip Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhler <3>
• Galva
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
  • Galva is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <3>
• Canton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <3>
• Marquette
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marquette have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
  • Marquette is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <3>
• Little River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Little River is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little River <3>
• Windom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
  • Windom is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Conway ...

Looking for more information about Conway? 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 Conway, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Conway.

Adding Conway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Conway 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 Conway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Conway post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Conway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Conway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for McPherson County: www.mcphersoncountyks.us/

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