Welcome to Industry ...

Industry is primarily located in Clay County<1>. A portion of Industry extends into Dickinson County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Industry, 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.

Industry is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Industry is located in the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Industry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Industry - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Industry ...

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

• Junction City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Geary County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <3>
• Abilene
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
  • Abilene is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abilene <3>
• Clay Center
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
  • Clay Center is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay Center <3>
• Chapman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
  • Chapman is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapman <3>
• Solomon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
  • Solomon is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solomon <3>
• Wakefield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <3>
• Enterprise
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <3>
• Milford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Geary County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <3>
• Manchester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
• Longford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longford
  • Longford is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Longford has also been known as:
  • Longford Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longford <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 Industry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Industry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Industry ...

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

Adding Industry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Industry 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 Industry was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Industry on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Industry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountyks.org/

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