Welcome to Gashland ...

Gashland is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gashland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Gashland is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gashland: 816 & 975<3>

Communities near Gashland ...

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

• Kansas City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Kansas City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Independence
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Leavenworth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <4>
• Leawood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
  • Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <4>
• Liberty
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Raytown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raytown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
  • Raytown is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <4>
• Prairie Village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
  • Prairie Village is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Village <4>
• Lansing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Excelsior Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excelsior Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Springs
  • Excelsior Springs is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Excelsior Springs <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 Gashland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gashland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gashland ...

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

Adding Gashland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gashland 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 Gashland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Gashland post office opened in 1899.

We also found Gashland mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gashland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clay County: www.claycogov.com/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/