Lasita (Riley County, KS)

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 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
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- Clay Center lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the west of Lasita.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
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Riley
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- Riley lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the southeast of Lasita.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Former names for Riley:
- Riley Center
- Union
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Wakefield
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- Wakefield lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the south of Lasita.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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Milford
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- Milford lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the south of Lasita.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Former name for Milford:
- Bacheller
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Leonardville
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- Leonardville lies 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the southeast of Lasita.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Former name for Leonardville:
- Alembic
- Leonardville has also been known as:
- Leonard
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Olsburg
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- Olsburg lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the east of Lasita.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Former name for Olsburg:
- Olesburgh
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Morganville
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- Morganville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the west of Lasita.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Former name for Morganville:
- Della
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgantown
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Randolph
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- Randolph lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the east of Lasita.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
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Green
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- Green lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the northwest of Lasita.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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Palmer
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- Palmer lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the northwest of Lasita.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
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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 that we've found for Lasita was on a map titled Map of Kansas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Lasita mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific System Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details about the above, 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>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lasita) to Point B.If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Lasita. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from LasitaOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lasita. We have been unable to find the coordinates for Lasita. That said, to estimate its location, we are using the latitude and longitude of what we believe to be a nearby cemetery (likely the town cemetery). The cemetery that we've chosen is named Lasita Cemetery and it is located at 39.4089, -96.9428 [Map].
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	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.