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Welcome to Sublette ...

The city of Sublette is located in Haskell County<1> and is the County Seat for Haskell County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sublette, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Sublette: Named for William Sublette, a fur trapper.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sublette has a population of 1,348 people<2> (see below for details).

Sublette is 2,910 feet [887 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Sublette is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Sublette: 620

The ZIP code for Sublette: 67877<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sublette had an population of 1,348 people. This is a decrease of 7.23% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sublette had a population of 1,453 people (or 34% of the total population of Haskell County). This makes Sublette the county's most populous community.

The population of Sublette represents 0.05% of the population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 152nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,453 people, the population of Sublette decreased 8.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,592 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sublette.

Communities Also Named Sublette ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Sublette - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Sublette ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sublette. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sublette.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sublette ...

Looking for more information about Sublette? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sublette, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sublette.

Adding Sublette to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sublette post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sublette.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Haskell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Sublette.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sublette - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Sublette). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sublette or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/