Welcome to Lone Star ...

Lone Star is located in Douglas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lone Star, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Lone Star is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lone Star lies within the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Lone Star ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Lone Star: This one is located in Douglas County and the other is located in Sumner County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 34 communities that are also named Lone Star - they are located in Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Mississippi, Missouri (3), Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (9) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Lone Star ...

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

• Lawrence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Ottawa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Ottawa is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <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>
• Baldwin City
  (10 miles [16.1 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>
• Wellsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
• Edgerton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
  • Edgerton is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <4>
• Carbondale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
• Overbrook
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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>
• Pomona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Pomona is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <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 Lone Star. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lone Star.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lone Star ...

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

Adding Lone Star to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lone Star post office opened in 1899.

We also found Lone Star on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lone Star.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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