Welcome to Katy ...

Katy is located in Vernon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Katy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Katy is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Katy: 417

Communities Also Named Katy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Katy - they are located in Kentucky, Louisiana, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Katy ...

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

• Nevada
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Nevada is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <3>
• Fort Scott
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
  • Fort Scott has also been known as:
  • Fort Scott City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <3>
• Liberal
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Liberal is located in Barton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
• Mulberry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Mulberry is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <3>
• Sheldon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sheldon is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <3>
• Hume
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hume is located in Bates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
• Arcadia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Arcadia is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
• Prescott
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
• Walker
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Walker is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
• Bronaugh
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Katy ...

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

Adding Katy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Katy in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Katy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Katy post office opened in 1894. The Katy post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Katy.