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Welcome to Levant ...

Levant is located in Thomas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Levant, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Levant is 3,310 feet [1,009 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Levant is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Levant (for example, toward Goodland), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Levant: 785

The ZIP code for Levant: 67743<3>

Communities Also Named Levant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Levant - they are located in Maine, New York and North Dakota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Levant.

Communities near Levant ...

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

  • Colby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Colby is located in Thomas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colby <5>
  • Brewster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Brewster is located in Thomas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <5>
  • Gem
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
    • Gem is located in Thomas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Edson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
    • Edson is located in Sherman County
  • Spica
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spica. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spica
    • Spica is located in Thomas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Spica
    • From Levant to Spica
  • Page City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Monument
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Winona
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Winona is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <5>
  • Rexford
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Menlo
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menlo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
    • Menlo is located in Thomas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 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 Levant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Levant.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Levant ...

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

Adding Levant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Levant 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 Levant was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Levant post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Levant.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Levant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Thomas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Levant - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Levant). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Levant or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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