Welcome to Zenith ...
So far, we found very little information about Zenith. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Zenith to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Zenith, please Contact Us.
Zenith would have been located within present day Stafford County<2>.
The location of Zenith has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Zenith, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Zenith is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Zenith was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Zenith once stood is in the (620) area code.
Communities Also Named Zenith ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Zenith - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Montana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Zenith.
Communities near Zenith ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Zenith.
- Saint John
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Saint John is located in Stafford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <5>
- Stafford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Stafford is located in Stafford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
- Stafford has also been known as:
- Stafford Center
- Stafford City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <5>
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
- Turon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Sylvia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Preston is located in Pratt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Plevna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Plevna is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Abbyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Langdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Langdon is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
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 Zenith. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zenith.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Zenith. 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 Zenith.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Zenith. See our Newspapers Page for Zenith.
Adding Zenith to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Zenith 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 Zenith was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Zenith post office opened in 1902.
We also found Zenith on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Zenith.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Stafford County: www.staffordcounty.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Zenith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Stafford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zenith - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |