Welcome to Womer ...
Womer is located in Smith County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Womer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
Womer is 1,930 feet [588 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Womer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Womer: 785
Communities near Womer ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Womer.
- Smith Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Franklin County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
- Red Cloud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Esbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esbon
- Esbon is located in Jewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esbon <3>
- Riverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Athol
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cowles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
- Cowles is located in Webster County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cowles
- From Womer to Cowles
- Inavale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Womer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Womer.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Womer. 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 Womer.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Womer. See our Newspapers Page for Womer.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Womer ...
Looking for more information about Womer? 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 Womer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Womer.
Adding Womer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Womer 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 Womer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Womer post office opened in 1883.
We also found Womer in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Womer.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Womer - 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |