Welcome to Calvert ...

Calvert is located in Norton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Calvert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Calvert is 2,210 feet [674 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Calvert is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Calvert: (785)

Communities Also Named Calvert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Calvert - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Calvert ...

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

• Norton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Norton is located in Norton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
• Logan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
• Almena
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
  • Almena is located in Norton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
• Prairie View
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
  • Prairie View is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
• Long Island
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
  • Long Island is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
• Edmond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
  • Edmond is located in Norton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Edmond has also been known as:
  • Edmond City
• Densmore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
  • Densmore is located in Norton County
• Oronoque
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
  • Oronoque is located in Norton County
• Dellvale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
  • Dellvale is located in Norton County
• Stuttgart
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
  • Stuttgart is located in Phillips 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 Calvert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Calvert.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Calvert ...

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

Adding Calvert to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Calvert post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Calvert.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Norton County: www.nortoncountyks.org/

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