St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Depot in Wilmot, Kansas, 1916.
Hackney, Kansas – Still Alive in Cowley County
| Town | Post Office Dates | Additional Information |
| Akron/Little Dutch | 1872-1912 |
 Railroad signboard. The post office moved from Lone Tree. The name changed from Little Dutch to Akron on March 10, 1882. It was located in Fairview Township, eight miles north of Winfield. In 1910, it was a station on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, had some local trade, and a population of 52 |
| Arcola | 1871-1872 | |
| Baltimore | 1873-1885 | The post office moved from Omnia. The post office moved to Atlanta. |
| Box | 1880-1890 | |
| Bushnell | None |
 Bushnell Road, 1958. Bushnell once had a hotel. But by the 1950s, a farmhouse was built on the old site. |
| Cabin Valley | 1872-1876 | |
| Casca | 1872-1873 | |
| Cedar Creek | 1875-1878 | |
| Chillocco | 1886-1887 | |
| Clarence | 1872 | The post office moved to Maple City. |
| Darien | 1872-1874 | |
| Dixie | 1873 | The post office was only open for about two months. |
| Eatonville | 1887-1905 | |
| Eli | 1884-1887 | The post office moved to Hooser. |
| Etzanoa | None | A historical city of the Wichita Indians, located in present-day Arkansas City, Kansas, near the Arkansas River, it flourished between 1450 and 1700. |
| Floral | 1870-1932 | A station on the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway in Richland Township nine miles northeast of Winfield. In 1910, it had telegraph and express offices, telephone connections, some general stores, did some shipping, and reported a population of 72. |
| Glengrouse/Glen Grouse | 1877-1904 | The name changed to Glengrouse on April 16, 1894. It was a small village near the northeast corner of the county on Grouse Creek, about 25 miles from Winfield. The population in 1910 was 32. |
| Grand Summit | 1882-1933 | A station on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, it was 29 miles northeast of Winfield. In 1910, it had a money order post office, express and telegraph offices, some general stores, did some shipping, and reported a population of 52. |
| Grouse Creek | 1870-1872 1874-1876 |
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| Hackney/Constant | 1880-1924 | The name changed from Constant to Hackney on March 31, 1894. It was a station on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad in Pleasant Valley Township, six miles south of Winfield. |
| Hooser | 1887-1944 |
 Hooser Signboard. Named for George H. Hooser, the postmaster. The post office moved from Eli. A station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, it was 27 miles southeast of Winfield. In 1910, it had a money order post office with one rural route, telegraph, express, and telephone facilities, some general stores, and a population of 23. |
| Jeffersonville | 1870-1872 | The post office moved to Lazette. |
| Kellogg | 1884-1910 |
 ATSF Depot in Kellogg, 1931. A station on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, and the Missouri Pacific Railroads, in Vernon Township, six miles west of Winfield. In 1910, it had a grain elevator, a general store, a grocery store, a money order post office, and a population of 52. |
| Lazette | 1872-1880 | The post office moved from Jeffersonville. The post office moved to Cambridge. |
| Lone Tree | 1870-1872 | |
| Maple City | 1872 -?? | The post office moved from Clarence. It still has several homes in the area and a community church. |
| Moscow | 1875-1880 | |
| New Canton | 1879-1882 | |
| New Salem | 1872-1972 |
 ATSF Depot in New Salem, 1931. It was located on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad in Richland Township, eight miles northeast of Winfield. In 1910, it had express and telegraph offices, a money order post office, and a population of 80. The population of the unincorporated community and nearby areas was 58 in 2020. It still has several homes, a large grain elevator, and a township hall.
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| Ninnescah | 1871-1878 | The post office moved to Bushnell. |
| Omnia | 1871-1873 | The post office moved to Baltimore. |
| Otto | 1872 -1915 | A country post office in Grant Township 20 miles southeast of Winfield and six miles southwest of Hoover, the nearest railroad station. The population in 1910 was 36. |
| Pleasant Valley | 1871 | The post office was open for less than four months. |
| Polo | 1874-1885 | |
| Red Bud | 1873-1910 | A country post office in Maple Township, 15 miles northwest of Winfield and five miles north of Udall, the nearest shipping point. The population in 1910 was ten. |
| Seely/Hall | 1880-1911 | The name changed from Hall to Seely on March 4, 1880. Located on the Missouri Pacific Railroad eight miles northwest of Winfield. The railroad’s name is Dale. In 1910, it had a money-order post office and a population of 25. |
| Silverdale | 1871-1964 | Also spelled Silver Dale, it was a hamlet in Silverdale Township on Grouse Creek. It was on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, 15 miles southeast of Winfield. In 1910, it had a hotel, a general store, a stone quarry, telegraph and express offices, a money order post office, and a population of 100. |
| Syracuse | 1872 | The post office was open for less than three months. |
| Tannehill | 1878-1901 | |
| Thomasville | 1871-1873 | |
| Tisdale | 1871-1920 | A hamlet in Tisdale Township, it had three stores and other buildings and did a flourishing trade with the surrounding country until the spring of 1880 when the railroad was built some four miles north of it, and much of its former businesses went to the railroad stations. However, by 1910, it was a station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad with a general store, an express office, a money order post office, and a population of 42. it was eight miles east of Winfield. |
| Torrance | 1880-1906 | A hamlet located on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, 18 miles northeast of Winfield and three miles west of Cambridge. The population in 1910 was 30. |
| Townsend | 1892-1892 | |
| Vernon | 1873-1876 | |
| Vinton | 1888-1926 | A country post office on the Missouri Pacific Railroad about 12 miles southeast of Winfield. In 1910, it had one general store and a population of 20. |
| Wilmot | 1879-1957 |
 Wilmot, Kansas Depot, 1916. Located in Richland Township on Dutch Creek and on the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway 15 miles northeast of Winfield. In 1910, it had general stores, an express office, a money order post office with one rural route, and a population of 75. |
© Kathy Alexander/Legends of Kansas, updated February 2024.
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Sources:
Blackmar, Frank W.; Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Vol I; Standard Publishing Company, Chicago, IL 1912.
Kansas Memory
Kansas Post Office History