Welcome to Ransomville ...

Ransomville is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ransomville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Ransomville: Named for J.H. Ransom, a local business owner.

Ransomville is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ransomville: 785

Communities Also Named Ransomville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ransomville - they are located in New York and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Ransomville ...

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

• Ottawa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Garnett
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnett
  • Garnett is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garnett <3>
• Lyndon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Lyndon is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <3>
• Pomona
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Waverly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Coffey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <3>
• Richmond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
• Quenemo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
  • Quenemo is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Quenemo has also been known as:
  • Quenemo Agency
• Melvern
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvern have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
  • Melvern is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Melvern has also been known as:
  • Melvin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <3>
• Greeley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Greeley is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <3>
• Princeton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <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 Ransomville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ransomville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ransomville ...

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

Adding Ransomville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ransomville post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ransomville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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