Welcome to Godfrey ...
Although we found mention of Godfrey during our research, we have little information about it.<1> We believe that Godfrey had a post office at one time. We have done a cursory search and haven't been able to find any evidence that the community still exists..
We've added Godfrey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Godfrey, please Contact Us.
The location of Godfrey has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Godfrey, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Godfrey is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Godfrey might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Godfrey would be found within the (620) area code.
Communities Also Named Godfrey ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Godfrey - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Godfrey.
Communities near Godfrey ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Godfrey.
- Nevada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Nevada is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <4>
- Fort Scott
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <4>
- Girard
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Girard is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <4>
- Arma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
- Arma is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <4>
- Liberal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Mulberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <4>
- Arcadia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Uniontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Bronaugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Bourbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <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 Godfrey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Godfrey.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Godfrey. 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 Godfrey.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Godfrey. See our Newspapers Page for Godfrey.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Godfrey ...
Looking for more information about Godfrey? 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 Godfrey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Godfrey.
Adding Godfrey to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Godfrey 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 Godfrey was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Godfrey on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Godfrey.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bourbon County: www.bourboncountyks.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Godfrey and then turned west". While Godfrey could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Godfrey as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Godfrey could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Godfrey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |