Welcome to Octagon City ...

So far, we found very little information about Octagon City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Octagon City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Octagon City, please Contact Us.

Octagon City would have been located within present day Allen County<2>.

Octagon City was founded in 1856.

Time Zone: The area where Octagon City was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Octagon City was located: 620

Communities near Octagon City ...

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

• Chanute
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
  • Chanute is located in Neosho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chanute <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chanute
  • From Octagon City to Chanute
• Iola
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
  • Iola is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <3>
• Humboldt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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  • Humboldt is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,778 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Humboldt
  • From Octagon City to Humboldt
• Yates Center
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Center
  • Yates Center is located in Woodson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates Center <3>
• Erie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Neosho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <3>
• La Harpe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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  • La Harpe is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Harpe <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to La Harpe
  • From Octagon City to La Harpe
• Moran
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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  • Moran is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Moran has also been known as:
  • Moran City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Moran
  • From Octagon City to Moran
• Gas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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  • Gas is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gas
  • From Octagon City to Gas
• Thayer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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  • Thayer is located in Neosho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayer <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Thayer
  • From Octagon City to Thayer
• Buffalo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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  • Buffalo is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Buffalo
  • From Octagon City to Buffalo

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Allen County: www.allencounty.org/

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