Welcome to Sitka ...

Sitka is located in Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sitka, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Sitka is 1,880 feet [573 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sitka: 620

Communities Also Named Sitka ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Sitka - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Sitka ...

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

• Ashland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ashland
  • From Sitka to Ashland
• Coldwater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coldwater
  • From Sitka to Coldwater
• Protection
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
  • Protection is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Protection <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Protection
  • From Sitka to Protection
• Lexington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lexington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Clark County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lexington
  • From Sitka to Lexington
• Buttermilk
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk
  • Buttermilk is located in Comanche County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Buttermilk
  • From Sitka to Buttermilk
• Englewood
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
• Buffalo
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Harper County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Buffalo
  • From Sitka to Buffalo
• Charleston ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Harper County (OK)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Charleston
  • From Sitka to Charleston
• Bloom
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
  • Bloom is located in Ford County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bloom
  • From Sitka to Bloom
• Bucklin
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucklin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
  • Bucklin is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucklin <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 Sitka. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sitka.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sitka ...

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

Adding Sitka to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sitka 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 Sitka was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Sitka post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sitka.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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