Welcome to Fanning ...

Fanning is located in Doniphan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fanning, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Fanning is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Fanning: (785)

Communities Also Named Fanning ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fanning - they are located in Mississippi and Missouri.

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

Communities near Fanning ...

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

• Saint Joseph
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Buchanan County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Atchison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
  • Atchison is located in Atchison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <4>
• Savannah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Andrew County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <4>
• Hiawatha
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
  • Hiawatha is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiawatha <4>
• Country Club
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
  • Country Club is located in Andrew County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
• Wathena
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
  • Wathena is located in Doniphan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <4>
• Elwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Doniphan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
• Highland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Doniphan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <4>
• Troy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Doniphan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
• Oregon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Holt County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fanning ...

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

Adding Fanning to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fanning post office opened in 1870.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fanning.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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