City of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States

Overview of Topeka

• Name:
  Topeka
• Official Name:
  City of Topeka
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City (county subdivision)
• Located In:
  Shawnee County, Kansas, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Capital of State of Kansas.
• History (GNIS):
  Founded in 1854 and incorporated in 1857. Became the state capital in 1861.
• Surveys:
  Sixth Principal Meridian
  

  Range 14 East
  

  Townships: 12 South

  Range 15 East
  

  Townships: 11 South, 12 South, 13 South

  Range 16 East
  

  Townships: 11 South, 12 South, 13 South
• Capital of:
  Kansas
• County Seat of:
  Shawnee County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:39.048333639° 02' 54.0"N

  Longitude:-95.678037195° 40' 40.9"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Adams Heights Mobile Home Park 1.2 mi. S
  • North Topeka 1.8 mi. N
  • Highland Park 1.8 mi. SE
  • Silver Lake (Silver Lake Township) 10.4 mi. W
  • Meriden (Rock Creek Township, Jefferson County) 11.3 mi. NE
  • Auburn (Auburn Township) 12.3 mi. SW
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Topeka 1.5 mi. SE
  • Mount Auburn 1.6 mi. E
  • Memorial Park 2.6 mi. W
  • Mount Calvary 3.1 mi. W
  • Mount Hope 3.3 mi. W
  • Bennie Lee Graham Memorial 3.7 mi. N
  • Rochester 3.9 mi. N
  • Foster 4 mi. S
  • Security Benefit Association 4.6 mi. W
  • Prairie Home (Menoken Township) 5.5 mi. NW
  • Bethel (Tecumseh Township) 5.6 mi. SE
  • Mission Center 6 mi. W
• Population:
  121,570
• Elevation:
  288 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  338574868
• Updated Apr 28, 2020