Welcome to Medford ...
Medford is located in Johnson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Medford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
Medford is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Medford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Medford ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Medford - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Medford.
Communities near Medford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Medford.
- Warrensburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Harrisonville is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonville <3>
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Garden City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <3>
- Lone Jack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Urich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urich
- Urich is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urich <3>
- Creighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chilhowee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilhowee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 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 Medford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Medford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Medford. 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 Medford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Medford. See our Newspapers Page for Medford.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Medford ...
Looking for more information about Medford? 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 Medford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Medford.
Adding Medford to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Medford 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 Medford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Medford post office opened in 1905.
We also found Medford in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Medford.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Medford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |