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Welcome to Putnam ...

Putnam is located in Harvey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Putnam, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Putnam is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Putnam: 316

Communities Also Named Putnam ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Putnam: This one is located in Harvey County and the other is located in Barton County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 16 communities that are also named Putnam - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Putnam ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Putnam ...

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

Adding Putnam to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Putnam 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 (so far) for Putnam was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Putnam post office opened in 1891. The Putnam post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Putnam.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Harvey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Putnam - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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