Welcome to Saunders ...

Saunders is located in Stanton County<1>.

The location of Saunders has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Saunders is 3,660 feet [1,116 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Saunders is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Saunders (for example, toward Springfield (CO)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The area code for Saunders: (620)

Communities Also Named Saunders ...

While we believe that this Saunders is located in Stanton County, we know of another 2 Kansas communities named Saunders. Those communities are located in the following counties: Ness and Rush County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 23 communities that are also named Saunders - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (3), Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Saunders ...

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

• Johnson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
  • Johnson is located in Stanton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson <4>
• Walsh
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
  • Walsh is located in Baca County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walsh <4>
• Manter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manter
  • Manter is located in Stanton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manter <4>
• Richfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
  • Richfield is located in Morton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
• Minneapolis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minneapolis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
  • Minneapolis is located in Baca County (CO)
• Stonington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
  • Stonington is located in Baca County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonington <4>
• Platt City ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Platt City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt City
  • Platt City is located in Stanton County
  • Platt City has also been known as:
  • Platt
• Two Buttes
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Buttes
  • Two Buttes is located in Baca County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Two Buttes <4>
• Vilas
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
  • Vilas is located in Baca County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilas <4>
• Big Bow
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bow
  • Big Bow is located in Stanton County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saunders ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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