Welcome to East Kansas ...

East Kansas is located in Bennington County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for East Kansas: E. Kansas

East Kansas is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: East Kansas lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for East Kansas: 802

Communities near East Kansas ...

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

• Bennington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bennington is located in Bennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
• Manchester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Manchester is located in Bennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
• Shaftsbury
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
• Pownal
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Pownal is located in Bennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
• Hoosick Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoosick Falls is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoosick Falls <3>
• Arlington
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Arlington is located in Bennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
• Dorset
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Dorset is located in Bennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
• Cambridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Cambridge is located in Washington County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <3>
• Wilmington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilmington is located in Windham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
• Greenwich
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Greenwich is located in Washington County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 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 East Kansas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Kansas.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Kansas ...

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