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Welcome to Zurich ...

The city of Zurich is located in Rooks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zurich, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Zurich has a population of 95 people<2> (see below for details).

Zurich is 2,210 feet [674 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Zurich is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Zurich: 785

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Zurich had an population of 95 people. This is a decrease of 4.04% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 24.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Zurich had a population of 99 people. This makes Zurich the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 99 people, the population of Zurich decreased 21.43% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 126 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Zurich.

Communities Also Named Zurich ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Zurich - they are located in California, Montana, New York and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Zurich.

Communities near Zurich ...

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

  • Plainville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stockton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockton is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
    • Former name for Stockton:
    • Stocktown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <4>
  • Palco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Palco is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Bogue
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bogue is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Bogue has also been known as:
    • Wildhorse
  • Damar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Webster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Webster is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Turkville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Turkville is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
  • Codell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Codell is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
    • Former name for Codell:
    • Florreyville
  • Nicodemus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellis
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zurich ...

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

Adding Zurich to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Zurich post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zurich.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Rooks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Zurich.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zurich - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/