Welcome to Pauline ...

Pauline is located in Shawnee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pauline, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Pauline is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Pauline: (785)

Communities Also Named Pauline ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Pauline - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, South Carolina and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Pauline ...

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

• Topeka
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
  • Topeka is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <3>
• Silver Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <3>
• Carbondale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
• Auburn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
• Rossville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <3>
• Overbrook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Overbrook is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overbrook <3>
• Perry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
• Burlingame
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlingame have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
  • Burlingame is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Former name for Burlingame:
  • American Settlement
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <3>
• Meriden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Meriden is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meriden <3>
• Scranton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pauline ...

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

Adding Pauline to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pauline post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pauline.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shawnee County: www.co.shawnee.ks.us/

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