Welcome to Wilroads Gardens ...
Wilroads Gardens is located in Ford County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Wilroads Gardens: Wilroads Gdns. (or less commonly used: Wilroads Gardns., Wilroads Grdens. or Wilroads Grdns.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wilroads Gardens for more information about variations on the name of Wilroads Gardens.
Wilroads Gardens is 2,440 feet [744 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Wilroads Gardens is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Wilroads Gardens lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Wilroads Gardens: 620
Communities near Wilroads Gardens ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wilroads Gardens.
- Dodge City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spearville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Minneola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Ford is located in Ford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford <3>
- Ensign
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wright
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Howell is located in Ford County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Howell
- From Wilroads Gardens to Howell
- Bloom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Windhorst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Windthorst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Wilroads Gardens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilroads Gardens.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wilroads Gardens. 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 Wilroads Gardens.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilroads Gardens. See our Newspapers Page for Wilroads Gardens.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilroads Gardens ...
Looking for more information about Wilroads Gardens? 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 Wilroads Gardens, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wilroads Gardens.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Ford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilroads Gardens - 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> | 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. |
| <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. |