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Welcome to Devon ...

Devon is located in Bourbon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Devon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Devon is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Devon: 620

Communities Also Named Devon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Devon - they are located in Alberta, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Kentucky, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Devon ...

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

  • Fort Scott
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasanton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mound City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Moran
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hume
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Bronson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Prescott
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue Mound
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Uniontown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Fulton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Devon ...

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

Adding Devon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Devon 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 Devon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Devon post office opened in 1889. The Devon post office closed in 1989.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Devon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Bourbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Devon - 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>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/