Welcome to Kansas Falls ...

Kansas Falls is located in Geary County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kansas Falls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Kansas Falls is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kansas Falls: 785

Communities near Kansas Falls ...

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

• Junction City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Junction City
  • From Kansas Falls to Junction City
• Abilene
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Abilene
  • From Kansas Falls to Abilene
• Ogden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
  • Ogden is located in Riley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ogden
  • From Kansas Falls to Ogden
• Grandview Plaza
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
  • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
• Chapman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chapman
  • From Kansas Falls to Chapman
• Wakefield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wakefield
  • From Kansas Falls to Wakefield
• Enterprise
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Enterprise
  • From Kansas Falls to Enterprise
• White City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to White City
  • From Kansas Falls to White City
• Milford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Milford
  • From Kansas Falls to Milford
• Dwight
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
  • Dwight is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dwight
  • From Kansas Falls to Dwight

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kansas Falls ...

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

Adding Kansas Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kansas Falls post office opened in 1857.

We also found Kansas Falls in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kansas Falls.