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Welcome to Kalvesta ...

Kalvesta is located in Finney County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kalvesta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Kalvesta is 2,660 feet [811 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Kalvesta is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Kalvesta: 620

Communities near Kalvesta ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kalvesta ...

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

Adding Kalvesta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kalvesta post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kalvesta.

Footnotes ...

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