Welcome to Agnes City ...
So far, we found very little information about Agnes City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Agnes City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Agnes City, please Contact Us.
Agnes City would have been located within present day Lyon County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Agnes City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
Time Zone: The area where Agnes City was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Agnes City was located: 620
Communities near Agnes City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Agnes City.
- Emporia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Council Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Council Grove is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
- Council Grove has also been known as:
- Council
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <3>
- Americus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eskridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Alta Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Harveyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Reading
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allen is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Admire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dunlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 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 Agnes City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Agnes City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Agnes City. 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 Agnes City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Agnes City. See our Newspapers Page for Agnes City.
Adding Agnes City to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Agnes City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Agnes City post office opened in 1856. The Agnes City post office closed in 1891.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Agnes City.
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 Agnes City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Lyon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |