Welcome to Lasita ...
So far, we found very little information about Lasita. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lasita to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lasita, please Contact Us.
Lasita would have been located within present day Riley County<2>.
Since we don't have the location of Lasita, we have used what we believe to be its closest cemetery as an estimate.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lasita, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lasita is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Lasita was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Lasita once stood is in the (785) area code.
Communities near Lasita ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lasita.
- Clay Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- 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 <4>
- Riley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Riley is located in Riley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Former names for Riley:
- Riley Center
- Union
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <4>
- Wakefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- 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 <4>
- Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- 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 <4>
- Leonardville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
- Leonardville is located in Riley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Leonardville has also been known as:
- Leonard
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <4>
- Olsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsburg
- Olsburg is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olsburg <4>
- Morganville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgantown
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Riley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Green is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <4>
- Palmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
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 Lasita. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lasita.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lasita. 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 Lasita.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lasita. See our Newspapers Page for Lasita.
Adding Lasita to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lasita 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 Lasita was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lasita post office opened in 1892.
We also found Lasita on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lasita.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Riley County: www.rileycountyks.gov
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lasita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Riley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lasita - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |