Welcome to Xavier ...

Xavier is located in Leavenworth County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Xavier, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1942.

Xavier is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Xavier: (913)

Communities near Xavier ...

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

• Kansas City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Shawnee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <4>
• Gladstone
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Clay County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <4>
• Smithville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in Clay County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
• Parkville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
  • Parkville is located in Platte County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkville <4>
• Bonner Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Springs
  • Bonner Springs is located in Wyandotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner Springs <4>
• Basehor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basehor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
  • Basehor is located in Leavenworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <4>
• Tonganoxie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie
  • Tonganoxie is located in Leavenworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonganoxie <4>
• Platte City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte City
  • Platte City is located in Platte County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte City <4>
• Edwardsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Edwardsville is located in Wyandotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Xavier ...

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

Adding Xavier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Xavier 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 Xavier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Xavier post office opened in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Xavier.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Leavenworth County: www.leavenworthcounty.org/

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