Welcome to Sitka ...
Although we found mention of Sitka during our research, we have little information about it.<1> We believe that Sitka 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 Sitka to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sitka, please Contact Us.
The location of Sitka has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sitka, 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.
Sitka is 1,880 feet [573 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Sitka might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Sitka would be found within the (620) area code.
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 <4>
- 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 <4>
- 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 <4>
- Buttermilk
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk
- Buttermilk is located in Comanche County
- Englewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - 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 <4>
- 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.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Harper County (OK)
- Bloom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
- Bloom is located in Ford County
- 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.<2> 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 <4>
- Wilmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Wilmore is located in Comanche County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Sitka on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sitka.
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 Sitka and then turned west". While Sitka could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Sitka 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Sitka 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 Sitka - 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |