Welcome to Urbana ...

Urbana is located in Neosho County<1>.

The location of Urbana has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Urbana, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

When the people of Urbana refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Urbanan<3>

Urbana is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Urbana lies within the (620) area code.

Communities Also Named Urbana ...

While we believe that this Urbana is located in Neosho County, we know of another 3 Kansas communities named Urbana. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allen, Nemaha and Shawnee County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 15 communities that are also named Urbana - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Urbana ...

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

• Parsons
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Parsons is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <5>
• Chanute
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
  • Chanute is located in Neosho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chanute <5>
• Neodesha
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neodesha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neodesha
  • Neodesha is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neodesha <5>
• Humboldt
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <5>
• Erie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Neosho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <5>
• Saint Paul
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Neosho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <5>
• Thayer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
  • Thayer is located in Neosho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayer <5>
• Altoona
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
• Walnut
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Walnut is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
• Buffalo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 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 Urbana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Urbana.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Urbana ...

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

Adding Urbana to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Urbana 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 Urbana was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Urbana.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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