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Welcome to Fiat ...

Fiat is located in Elk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fiat, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Fiat is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fiat: 620

Communities Also Named Fiat ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fiat - they are located in Indiana and Ohio.

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

Communities near Fiat ...

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

  • Eureka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <3>
  • Howard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Moline
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Longton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Severy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Grenola
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Fall River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Climax
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Climax is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • New Albany
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fiat ...

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

Adding Fiat to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fiat post office opened in 1882. The Fiat post office closed in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fiat.

Footnotes ...

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