Welcome to Antelope ...

Antelope is located in Marion County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Antelope, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Antelope is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Antelope ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Antelope: This one is located in Marion County and the other is located in Gove County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 23 communities that are also named Antelope - they are located in California (2), Colorado, Idaho (2), Montana, Nevada (3), New Mexico (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Antelope ...

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

• Hillsboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
• Herington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herington
  • Herington is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herington <4>
• Marion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Peabody
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Peabody is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
  • Former name for Peabody:
  • Coneburgh
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peabody <4>
• Florence
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• Hope
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
• Lincolnville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
  • Lincolnville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
• Ramona
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
  • Ramona is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Ramona has also been known as:
  • Ramona Station
• Lehigh
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
  • Lehigh is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
• Durham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 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 Antelope. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Antelope.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Antelope ...

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

Adding Antelope to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Antelope 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 Antelope was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Antelope in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Antelope.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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