Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Admire came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Admire in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Admire. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Admire is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

From that list:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Admire:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office

Kansas Post Offices (May 29, 1828 - August 3, 1961)
Written by: Baughman, Robert W.
Published by the Kansas State Historical Society (1977)
(Available from Amazon.com)

A note taken from the Kansas Post Offices:
The Admire Post office opened  on November 15, 1886

Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

We found Admire in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Admire for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Admire. See our Misc Page for Admire for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Admire:

Admire was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lyon County: www.lyoncounty.org/

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