Welcome to Calderhead ...
Calderhead is located in Washington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Calderhead, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Calderhead is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Calderhead lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Calderhead: 785
Communities near Calderhead ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Calderhead.
- Concordia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde is located in Cloud County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Clifton has also been known as:
- West Clifton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <3>
- Linn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greenleaf
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Greenleaf is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenleaf <3>
- Morganville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgantown
- Morrowville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
- Morrowville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Cuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Republic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <3>
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 Calderhead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Calderhead.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Calderhead. 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 Calderhead.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Calderhead. See our Newspapers Page for Calderhead.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Calderhead ...
Looking for more information about Calderhead? 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 Calderhead, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Calderhead.
Adding Calderhead to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Calderhead 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 Calderhead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Calderhead post office opened in 1898.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Calderhead.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Calderhead - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |