Sumner (Sumner County, KS) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sumner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sumner and the surrounding area.

Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Sumner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sumner County

Communities Also Named Sumner ...

We found 23 communities that share the name Sumner.

There is one other community in Kansas which is also named Sumner.

Beyond Kansas, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Located In Kansas ...
- Atchison County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sumner [Atchison County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
  - Levy County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Sumner [Levy County].
- Georgia
  - Worth County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sumner [Worth County].
- Illinois
  - Lawrence County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Sumner [Lawrence County].
- Indiana
  - Warren County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Sumner [Warren County].
- Iowa
  - Bremer County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Sumner [Bremer County].
- Kentucky
  - Whitley County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Sumner [Whitley County].
- Maine
  - Oxford County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Sumner [Oxford County].
- Maryland
  - Montgomery County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Sumner [Montgomery County].
- Michigan
  - Gratiot County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Sumner [Gratiot County].
- Mississippi
  - Tallahatchie County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Sumner [Tallahatchie County].
- Missouri
  - Chariton County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sumner [Chariton County].
- Montana
  - Phillips County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Sumner [Phillips County].
- Nebraska
  - Dawson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Sumner [Dawson County].
- North Carolina
  - Guilford County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Sumner [Guilford County].
  - Rowan County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Sumner [Rowan County].
- Ohio
  - Meigs County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sumner [Meigs County].
- Oklahoma
  - Noble County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Sumner [Noble County].
- Oregon
  - Coos County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Sumner [Coos County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Allegheny County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sumner [Allegheny County].
- Texas
  - Lamar County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sumner [Lamar County].
- Washington
  - Pierce County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Sumner [Pierce County].
- Wisconsin
  - Barron County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Sumner [Barron County].

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sumner County: www.co.sumner.ks.us/

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

Footnotes ...

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If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Sumner 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.