Welcome to Saint Joseph ...
Although we found mention of Saint Joseph during our research, we have little information about it.<1> We believe that Saint Joseph had a post office at one time. We have done a cursory search and haven't been able to find any evidence that the community still exists..
We've added Saint Joseph to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Saint Joseph, please Contact Us.
The location of Saint Joseph has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Joseph, 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.
A typical abbreviation for Saint Joseph: St. Joseph
Saint Joseph is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Saint Joseph might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Saint Joseph would be found within the (785) area code.
Communities Also Named Saint Joseph ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Saint Joseph: This one is located in Cloud County and the other is located in Reno County.
Beyond Kansas, there are 35 communities that are also named Saint Joseph - they are located in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec (3), South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Joseph.
Communities near Saint Joseph ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint Joseph.
- Concordia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Concordia is located in Cloud County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concordia <4>
- Clay Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Clay Center is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay Center <4>
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde is located in Cloud County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Clifton has also been known as:
- West Clifton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
- Miltonvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonvale
- Miltonvale is located in Cloud County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miltonvale <4>
- Morganville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgantown
- Palmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Agenda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Vining
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Saint Joseph. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Joseph.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint Joseph. 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 Saint Joseph.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Joseph. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Joseph.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Joseph ...
Looking for more information about Saint Joseph? 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 Saint Joseph, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Joseph.
Adding Saint Joseph to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Saint Joseph on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Joseph.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Saint Joseph and then turned east". While Saint Joseph could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Saint Joseph as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Saint Joseph could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Joseph - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |