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Welcome to Damar ...

The city of Damar is located in Rooks County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Damar has a population of 125 people<2> (see below for details).

Damar is 2,110 feet [643 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Damar: 785

The ZIP code for Damar: 67632<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Damar had an population of 125 people. This is a decrease of 5.3% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 19.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Damar had a population of 132 people. This makes Damar the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 132 people, the population of Damar decreased 14.84% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 155 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Damar.

Communities near Damar ...

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

  • Plainville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Hill City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Stockton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Palco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bogue
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bogue is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Bogue has also been known as:
    • Wildhorse
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bogue
    • From Damar to Bogue
  • Zurich
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Zurich is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Nicodemus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Webster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Webster is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Roscoe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Damar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Damar.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Damar ...

Looking for more information about Damar? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Damar, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Damar.

Adding Damar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Damar 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 (so far) for Damar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Damar.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Rooks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Damar.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Damar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Damar). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Damar or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/