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Welcome to Ulysses ...

The city of Ulysses is located in Grant County<1> and is the County Seat for Grant County.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Ulysses, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Ulysses: Named for General Ulysses S. Grant.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ulysses has a population of 5,596 people<2> (see below for details).

Ulysses is 3,050 feet [930 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Ulysses is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Ulysses (for example, toward Walsh (CO)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Ulysses is located in the (620) area code.

The ZIP code for Ulysses: 67880<4>

Websites for Ulysses ...

Official Website: www.cityofulysses.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ulysses had an population of 5,596 people. This is a decrease of 9.17% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ulysses had a population of 6,161 people (or 78.69% of the total population of Grant County). This makes Ulysses the county's most populous community.

The population of Ulysses represents 0.22% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 51st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,161 people, the population of Ulysses increased 3.37% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,960 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ulysses.

Communities Also Named Ulysses ...

While we believe that this Ulysses is located in Grant County, we know of another 4 Kansas communities named Ulysses. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clark, Hamilton, Lincoln and Mitchell County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 9 communities that are also named Ulysses - they are located in Idaho, Kentucky, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Ulysses ...

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

  • Moscow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Stevens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • Former name for Moscow:
    • Mosco
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <6>
  • Big Bow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bow
    • Big Bow is located in Stanton County
  • Johnson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Platt City ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Platt City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt City
    • Platt City is located in Stanton County
    • Platt City has also been known as:
    • Platt
  • Satanta
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satanta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satanta
    • Satanta is located in Haskell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satanta <6>
  • Lakin
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Kendall
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Kendall is located in Hamilton County
  • Hugoton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugoton
    • Hugoton is located in Stevens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,678 people
    • Former name for Hugoton:
    • Hugo
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugoton <6>
  • Manter
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manter
    • Manter is located in Stanton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manter <6>
  • Sublette
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ulysses. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ulysses.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ulysses ...

Looking for more information about Ulysses? 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 Ulysses, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ulysses.

Adding Ulysses to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ulysses 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 Ulysses was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Ulysses post office opened in 1886.

We also found Ulysses in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ulysses.

The official website for Ulysses: www.cityofulysses.com/

The official website for Grant County: www.grantcoks.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ulysses.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ulysses - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Ulysses). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ulysses or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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