Putnam, Kansas

Putnam, Kansas
Putnam, Kansas
Unincorporated Community
	1915 Railroad Map of Harvey County
	Putnam Putnam
	Coordinates: 37°58′08″N97°23′16″W / 37.96889°N 97.38778°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Harvey
Township	Sedgwick
Elevation	1,398 ft (426 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-58025
GNIS ID	484649

Last updated January 14, 2026

Putnam is an unincorporated community in Harvey County, Kansas, United States.^[1] It is located southwest of Newton at the intersection of West Road and SW 60th Street, along the BNSF Railway.

History

Putnam had a post office from 1891 until 1907.^[2]

The community is located south of Newton near SW 60th and S. West Road. It was established along a former railroad line between Newton and Wichita.

The community is served by Sedgwick USD 439 public school district.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Harvey County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Newton
Cities	Burrton Halstead Hesston Newton North Newton Sedgwick‡ Walton	Map of Kansas highlighting Harvey County
Unincorporated communities	McLain Patterson Putnam Zimmerdale
Ghost towns	Annelly
Townships	Alta Burrton Darlington Emma Garden Halstead Highland Lake Lakin Macon Newton Pleasant Richland Sedgwick Walton
Footnotes	‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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Putnam, Kansas
Unincorporated Community
1915 Railroad Map of Harvey County
Putnam Show map of Kansas Putnam Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 37°58′08″N97°23′16″W / 37.96889°N 97.38778°W / 37.96889; -97.38778 ^[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Harvey
Township	Sedgwick
Elevation ^[1]	1,398 ft (426 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-58025
GNIS ID	484649^[1]