Welcome to Hesper ...

Hesper is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hesper, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Hesper is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Hesper lies within the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Hesper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hesper - they are located in Iowa, Montana and North Dakota.

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

Communities near Hesper ...

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

• Olathe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Olathe is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
• Lawrence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <3>
• Shawnee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <3>
• Lenexa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
  • Lenexa is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <3>
• Gardner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <3>
• Bonner Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Springs
  • Bonner Springs is located in Wyandotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner Springs <3>
• Spring Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
  • Spring Hill has also been known as:
  • Spring Hill Station
  • Springfield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <3>
• Basehor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basehor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
  • Basehor is located in Leavenworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <3>
• De Soto
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <3>
• Eudora
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
  • Eudora is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hesper ...

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

Adding Hesper to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hesper post office opened in 1868.

We also found Hesper in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hesper.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas-county.com/

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