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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Center
  • Smith Center is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smith Center <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Smith Center
  • From Womer to Smith Center
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cloud
  • Red Cloud is located in Webster County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Cloud <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Red Cloud
  • From Womer to Red Cloud
• Lebanon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lebanon
  • From Womer to Lebanon
• Bloomington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Franklin County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bloomington
  • From Womer to Bloomington
• 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)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Franklin County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Riverton
  • From Womer to Riverton
• Athol
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Athol is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Athol
  • From Womer to Athol
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inavale
  • Inavale is located in Webster County (NE)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inavale <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Inavale
  • From Womer to Inavale

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>

X2X - 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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