Welcome to Missler ...
Although we found mention of Missler during our research, we have little information about it.<1> We believe that Missler had a post office at one time. We have done a cursory search and haven't been able to find any evidence that the community still exists..
We've added Missler to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Missler, please Contact Us.
The location of Missler has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Missler, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.
Missler is 2,700 feet [823 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Missler is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Missler might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Missler would be found within the (620) area code.
Communities near Missler ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Missler.
- Meade
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Meade is located in Meade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
- Meade has also been known as:
- Meade City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meade <4>
- Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
- Plains is located in Meade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <4>
- Montezuma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Montezuma is located in Gray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
- Fowler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Fowler is located in Meade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <4>
- Kismet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kismet
- Kismet is located in Seward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Copeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Copeland is located in Gray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copeland <4>
- Minneola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola
- Minneola is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneola <4>
- Ensign
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
- Ensign is located in Gray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Sublette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
- Sublette is located in Haskell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,324 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublette <4>
- Forgan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forgan
- Forgan is located in Beaver County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forgan <4>
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 Missler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Missler.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Missler. 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 Missler.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Missler. See our Newspapers Page for Missler.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Missler ...
Looking for more information about Missler? 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 Missler, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Missler.
Adding Missler to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Missler 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 Missler was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Missler in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Missler post office opened in 1911.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Missler.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Missler and then turned east". While Missler could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Missler as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Missler could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Missler - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |