Welcome to Wagstaff ...

Wagstaff is located in Miami County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wagstaff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Wagstaff is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wagstaff lies within the (913) area code.

Communities near Wagstaff ...

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

• Overland Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
  • Overland Park is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <4>
• Olathe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Olathe is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <4>
• Belton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
  • Belton is located in Cass County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <4>
• Gardner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <4>
• Spring Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
  • Spring Hill has also been known as:
  • Spring Hill Station
  • Springfield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <4>
• Paola
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paola
  • Paola is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paola <4>
• Peculiar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peculiar
  • Peculiar is located in Cass County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peculiar <4>
• Louisburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
  • Louisburg is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
  • Former name for Louisburg:
  • New Saint Lewis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <4>
• Osawatomie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osawatomie
  • Osawatomie is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osawatomie <4>
• Wellsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <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 Wagstaff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wagstaff.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wagstaff ...

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

Adding Wagstaff to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wagstaff post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wagstaff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Miami County: www.co.miami.ks.us/

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