Welcome to Amy ...
So far, we found very little information about Amy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Amy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Amy, please Contact Us.
Amy would have been located within present day Lane County<2>.
The location of Amy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Amy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Amy is 2,850 feet [869 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Amy is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Amy was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Amy would have been located in the (620) area code.
The community of Amy was previously named Ellen.
Communities Also Named Amy ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Amy: This one is located in Lane County and the other is located in Elk County.
Beyond Kansas, there are 8 communities that are also named Amy - they are located in Arkansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Amy.
Communities near Amy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Amy.
- Scott City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Scott City is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott City <5>
- Dighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Dighton is located in Lane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dighton <5>
- Healy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healy
- Healy is located in Lane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healy <5>
- Shields
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Alamota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Beeler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler
- Beeler is located in Ness County
- Friend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Elkader
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Modoc
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Modoc is located in Scott County
- Ravanna ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Ravanna is located in Finney County
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 Amy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amy. 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 Amy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Amy. See our Newspapers Page for Amy.
Adding Amy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Amy 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 Amy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Amy post office opened in 1906.
We also found Amy on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Amy.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Amy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Lane, 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 Amy - 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/ |