An old homestead in Ellsworth County, Kansas by Kathy Alexander.
More Extinct Towns
| Town | Post Office Dates |
Additional Information |
| Alliance | 1881-1895 | Established in Barton County. |
| Arcola | None | |
| Ashmead | 1875-1888 | Moved to Lorraine in 1888. |
| Ben’s Ranch | 1875-1894 | Eleven miles northeast of Ellsworth. |
| Black Wolf | 1879-1908 | Only grain elevators left today. |
| Bluffville | 1875-1887 | Moved to Geneseo, in Rice County, in 1887. |
| Bosland/Attica | 1871-1873 | Name change from Attica to Bosland after five months. In 1873, Bosland became Wilson. |
| Bradley Springs | 1874-1883 | Moved to Winston in 1883. |
| Clear Creek | None | Stage Station on the Smoky Hill Trail. |
| Delight | 1877-1921 | A country post office located in Mulberry Township, near the northeast corner of the county, about 15 miles from Ellsworth and about five miles north of Carneiro. |
| Delila | 1875-1875 | The post office was only open for three months. It then moved to Trivoli. |
| Elkhorn | 1898-1920 | A small hamlet situated on Elkhorn Creek, about 12 miles northeast of Ellsworth. In 1910 the population was 25. |
| Farisville | 1875-1911 | A rural post office located on the Smoky Hill River in Empire Township, about 12 miles southeast of Ellsworth. |
| Holyoke | 1876-1882 | |
| Keever | 1876-1881 | |
| Masmer | 1882-1895 | |
| Mule Creek | 1875-1887 | Overland station, 16 miles east of Ellsworth. Post office moved to Crawford in Rice County in 1887. |
| Oxide | 1883-1888 | |
| Palacky | 1877-1905 | |
| Prosper | 1874-1887 | Was also in Rice County for a time (site moved). |
| Range | 1883-1890 | |
| Spring Creek | NA | A relay station on the Butterfield Overland Despatch stage line, it was located about 1.5 miles west of the old townsite of Terra Cotta, and 15 miles west of Salina. The stage line ran from 1859-1870. There are no remains today. The station site was located ½ mile west and ½ mile south of the Junction of K-140 & K-141 Highways. |
| Summit Springs | 1875-1876 | |
| Tatonka | 1876-1885 | |
| Terra Cotta | 1878-1913. | Located about six miles southwest of Brookville, this town was located on the Kansas Pacific Railroad. There is nothing left today. |
| Thomas | 1887-1890 | |
| Trivoli | 1875-1896 1903-1909 |
The post office moved from Delila in 1875. This country hamlet was located 15 miles southeast of Ellsworth and after its post office closed, received mail from Kanopolis. |
| Venango | 1875-1902 | This place started out with a post office in 1875. It never grew and the post office closed in 1902. Today, Venango’s location is approximately in what is now the Venango swimming area near the north end of the Kanopolis Dam. |
| Winston | 1883-1887 | Moved from Bradley Springs in 1883. |
| Yankee Run | NA | Now a public use area at Kanopolis Lake. |
| Yordy | 1875-1889 | |
| Ziba | 1876-1881 |
Ellsworth County, Kansas Map,1899.
©Kathy Alexander/Legends of Kansas, updated June 2022.
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