Welcome to Angelus ...

Angelus is located in Sheridan County<1>.

The location of Angelus has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Angelus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Angelus is 2,920 feet [890 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Angelus is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Angelus lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Angelus (for example, toward Goodland), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Angelus is located in the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Angelus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Angelus - it's located in South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Angelus.

Communities near Angelus ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Angelus.

• Oakley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Oakley is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <4>
• Hoxie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Hoxie is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <4>
• Grainfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainfield
  • Grainfield is located in Gove County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grainfield <4>
• Grinnell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
  • Grinnell is located in Gove County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
  • Grinnell has also been known as:
  • Grinnette Springs
• Rexford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
  • Rexford is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rexford <4>
• Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
  • Park is located in Gove County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
• Gem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
  • Gem is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
• Gove City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gove City
  • Gove City is located in Gove County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Gove City has also been known as:
  • Gove
• Menlo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menlo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
  • Menlo is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
• Spica
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spica
  • Spica is located in Thomas 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 Angelus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Angelus.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Angelus. 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 Angelus.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Angelus. See our Newspapers Page for Angelus.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Angelus ...

Looking for more information about Angelus? 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 Angelus, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Angelus.

Adding Angelus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Angelus 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 Angelus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Angelus post office opened in 1894.

We also found Angelus on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Angelus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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