Kearny County, Kansas Extinct Towns

An old homestead in Kearny County, Kansas.

An old homestead in Kearny County, Kansas.

Town Post Office Dates Additional Information
Chantilly 1887-1895
Conquest 1888-1919 A village in the northwestern part of Kearny County, it was about 25 miles from Lakin, the county seat, and 20 miles from Leoti, the nearest railroad station. In 1910, it had a post office and was a trading center for the neighborhood.
Emory 1886-1889
Gaskill 1908 The post office was only open for about two weeks.
Hartland 1885-1933
Snows lumber-hardware and livery business in Hartland, Kansas.

Snow’s lumber-hardware & livery business in Hartland.

ATSF Depot in Hartland, Kansas.

ATSF Depot in Hartland.

Hartland was a station on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. It grew into a bustling town of over 2,000. Hartland was the Kearny County seat from January 1890 to September 1894. The Kearney House in Hartland was used as a courthouse until it mysteriously burned down on January 17, 1894. After it lost the county seat, Hartland began its slow decline. In 1910, it had a money order post office, telegraph and express offices, telephone connections, a hotel, and was the principal shipping point for the western portion of the county, with a population of 80. It was seven miles west of Lakin, the county seat.

Kearney 1886-1918 Kearney was a country post office in Hibbard township, about 17 miles northwest of Lakin, the county seat. In 1910, its mail was delivered three times a week.
Oanica 1886-1919 Oanica was a hamlet in Hibbard township, about 16 miles north of Lakin, the county seat, which was its usual banking and shipping point. In 1910, the population was reported to be 20.
Passaic 1888-1905
Windsor 1908-1912

©Kathy Alexander/Legends of Kansas, July 2025.

Also See:

Everyplace in Kansas

Kansas Ghost Towns

Kearny County, Kansas

Kearny County Photo Gallery

Sources:

Blackmar, Frank W.; Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Vol I; Standard Publishing Company, Chicago, IL 1912.
Fort Hays State University
Kansas Post Office History