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Welcome to Scammon ...The city of Scammon is located in Cherokee County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Scammon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890. The origin (or the toponymy) of Scammon: Named for the Scammon family, early settlers in this area. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Scammon has a population of 447 people<2> (see below for details). Scammon is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Scammon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Scammon: (620) The ZIP code for Scammon: 66773<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Scammon had an population of 447 people. This is a decrease of 7.26% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.88% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Scammon had a population of 482 people. This makes Scammon the county's 5th most populous community. The population of Scammon represents 0.02% of the population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 296th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 482 people, the population of Scammon decreased 2.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 496 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Scammon. Communities Also Named Scammon ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Scammon - it's located in Michigan. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scammon. Communities near Scammon ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Scammon.
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 Scammon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scammon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Scammon. 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 Scammon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Scammon. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Scammon. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scammon ...Looking for more information about Scammon? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Scammon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Scammon. Adding Scammon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Scammon 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 Scammon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Scammon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Scammon. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scammon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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