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Welcome to Dartmouth ...

Dartmouth is located in Barton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dartmouth, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Dartmouth is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dartmouth: 620

Communities Also Named Dartmouth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Dartmouth - they are located in Massachusetts and Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Dartmouth ...

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

  • Great Bend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hoisington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellinwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Claflin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chase
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
    • Chase is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Bushton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
    • Bushton is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Pawnee Rock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Alden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
    • Alden is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <3>
  • Hudson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Olmitz
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Dartmouth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dartmouth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dartmouth ...

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

Adding Dartmouth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dartmouth 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 Dartmouth was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dartmouth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Barton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dartmouth - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.