Welcome to Kanwaka ...

Kanwaka is located in Douglas County<1>.

The location of Kanwaka has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Kanwaka is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Kanwaka: (785)

The community of Kanwaka has also been called Kanawha. and Kannaka (and there are additional names). For more information about the names of Kanwaka, see The Names of Kanwaka on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Kanwaka ...

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

• Topeka
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
  • Topeka is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <4>
• Lawrence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Eudora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Tonganoxie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie
  • Tonganoxie is located in Leavenworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonganoxie <4>
• Baldwin City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin City
  • Baldwin City is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin City <4>
• Oskaloosa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oskaloosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Oskaloosa is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <4>
• Overbrook
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Overbrook is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overbrook <4>
• Perry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• McLouth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLouth
  • McLouth is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLouth <4>
• Meriden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Meriden is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meriden <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 Kanwaka. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kanwaka.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kanwaka ...

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

Adding Kanwaka to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kanwaka post office opened in 1857.

We also found Kanwaka mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kanwaka.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kanwaka. 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/