Welcome to Xenia ...
Although we found mention of Xenia during our research, we have little information about it.<1> We believe that Xenia 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 Xenia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Xenia, please Contact Us.
The location of Xenia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Xenia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
Xenia is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Xenia might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Xenia would be found within the (620) area code.
Communities Also Named Xenia ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Xenia - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Xenia.
Communities near Xenia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Xenia.
- Fort Scott
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <4>
- Pleasanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Pleasanton is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <4>
- Mound City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <4>
- La Harpe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
- La Harpe is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Harpe <4>
- Moran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Moran is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Moran has also been known as:
- Moran City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <4>
- Bronson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Bronson is located in Bourbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <4>
- Prescott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Prescott is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Blue Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
- Blue Mound is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <4>
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Bourbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <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 Xenia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Xenia.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Xenia. 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 Xenia.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Xenia. See our Newspapers Page for Xenia.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Xenia ...
Looking for more information about Xenia? 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 Xenia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Xenia.
Adding Xenia to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Xenia 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 Xenia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Xenia post office opened in 1858.
We also found Xenia in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Xenia.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bourbon County: www.bourboncountyks.org/
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 Xenia and then turned west". While Xenia could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Xenia 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 Xenia 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 Xenia - 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/ |