Welcome to May Day ...

May Day is located in Riley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of May Day, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

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

May Day is located in the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named May Day ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named May Day: This one is located in Riley County and the other is located in Sumner County.

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

Communities near May Day ...

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

• Clay Center
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
  • Clay Center is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay Center <2>
• Blue Rapids
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rapids
  • Blue Rapids is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Rapids <2>
• Riley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
  • Riley is located in Riley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Former names for Riley:
  • Riley Center
  • Union
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <2>
• Wakefield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <2>
• Waterville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <2>
• Leonardville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
  • Leonardville is located in Riley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Leonardville has also been known as:
  • Leonard
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <2>
• Linn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
  • Linn is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <2>
• Greenleaf
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
  • Greenleaf is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenleaf <2>
• Olsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsburg
  • Olsburg is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olsburg <2>
• Morganville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
  • Morganville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
  • Morganville has also been known as:
  • Morgantown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for May Day ...

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

Adding May Day to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of May Day in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for May Day was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the May Day post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for May Day.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Riley County: www.rileycountyks.gov

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