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Welcome to Flush ...

Flush is located in Pottawatomie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flush, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Flush is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Flush: 785

Communities near Flush ...

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

  • Manhattan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wamego
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamego
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamego <3>
  • Ogden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint George
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Westmoreland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Onaga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Onaga is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaga <3>
  • McFarland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Louisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Louisville has also been known as:
    • Louisville Springs
    • Rock City
    • Rock Creek Falls
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <3>
  • Olsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Belvue
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 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 Flush. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flush.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flush ...

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

Adding Flush to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Flush post office opened in 1899. The Flush post office closed in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flush.

Footnotes ...

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