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Welcome to Navarre ...

Navarre is located in Dickinson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Navarre, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Navarre is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Navarre: 785

Communities Also Named Navarre ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Navarre - they are located in Alberta, Florida, Minnesota, Ohio and Quebec.

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

Communities near Navarre ...

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

  • Abilene
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Herington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herington
    • Herington is located in Dickinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,240 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herington <3>
  • Chapman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Solomon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Enterprise
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • White City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Gypsum
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Dickinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <3>
  • Ramona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
    • Ramona is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Ramona has also been known as:
    • Ramona Station
  • Woodbine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
    • Woodbine is located in Dickinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Navarre ...

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

Adding Navarre to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Navarre post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Navarre.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Dickinson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Navarre - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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