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Welcome to Wagstaff ...

Wagstaff is located in Miami County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wagstaff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Wagstaff is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wagstaff: 913

Communities near Wagstaff ...

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

  • Overland Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Olathe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Olathe is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
  • Belton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Belton is located in Cass County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,793 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <3>
  • Gardner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
    • Spring Hill has also been known as:
    • Spring Hill Station
    • Springfield
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <3>
  • Paola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Peculiar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Louisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Louisburg is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
    • Former name for Louisburg:
    • New Saint Lewis
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <3>
  • Osawatomie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wellsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wagstaff ...

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

Adding Wagstaff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wagstaff 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 Wagstaff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wagstaff post office opened in 1888. The Wagstaff post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wagstaff.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Miami, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wagstaff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/