Welcome to Medway ...

Medway is located in Hamilton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Medway, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Medway is 3,290 feet [1,003 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Medway is about ½ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

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

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

Medway lies within the (620) area code.

Communities Also Named Medway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Medway - they are located in Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Nova Scotia (2) and Ohio.

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

Communities near Medway ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Medway.

• Syracuse
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <4>
• Holly
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Holly is located in Prowers County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <4>
• Coolidge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
  • Coolidge is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolidge <4>
• Hartman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
  • Hartman is located in Prowers County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartman <4>
• Kendall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
  • Kendall is located in Hamilton County
• Granada
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
  • Granada is located in Prowers County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granada <4>
• Grote
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grote
  • Grote is located in Prowers County (CO)

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 Medway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Medway.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Medway ...

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

Adding Medway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Medway 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 Medway was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Medway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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