Welcome to Dispatch ...

Dispatch is primarily located in Smith County<1>. A portion of Dispatch extends into Jewell County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dispatch, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Dispatch is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Dispatch is within the boundaries of the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Dispatch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dispatch - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Dispatch ...

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

• Smith Center
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Center
  • Smith Center is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smith Center <3>
• Osborne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
  • Osborne is located in Osborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
  • Osborne has also been known as:
  • Peru
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborne <3>
• Downs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Downs is located in Osborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downs <3>
• Cawker City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cawker City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawker City
  • Cawker City is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cawker City <3>
• Glen Elder
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Elder
  • Glen Elder is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Elder <3>
• Jewell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Jewell is located in Jewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
• Lebanon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
• Tipton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <3>
• Gaylord
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaylord have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
  • Gaylord is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylord <3>
• Portis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portis
  • Portis is located in Osborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dispatch ...

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

Adding Dispatch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dispatch 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 Dispatch was on a map titled Map of Kansas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dispatch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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