An old homestead in Kearny County, Kansas.
| Town | Post Office Dates | Additional Information |
| Chantilly-Myton | 1887-1895 | When this place began in December 1886, it was first called Myton. It was established as a site to compete for the Kearny County Seat. When a post office was established on May 27, 1887, the name was changed to Chantilly. After the community failed to obtain the county seat, it gradually faded. |
| 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 | Hartland, Kansas, in Kearny County, was a station on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. Although the community served as the county seat and grew into a bustling town of more than 2,000 residents, nothing remains of it today except the cemetery. |
| Kearney-Hoover | 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. This place was first called Hoover when it was established in Hibbard Township18 miles north of Hartland, in April of 1886. Named for Hartland businessman G.M. Hoover, this town was an offspring of the Hartland enterprise and the halfway point on the stageline from Hartland to Leoti. By August, the town name had been changed to Kearney. On August 18, 1886, the post office was established. Although the townsite had a post office for several years, Kearney consisted of little more than a few buildings. |
| 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, updated December 2025.
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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
Kearny County, Kansas Genealogy Research
Kearny County Museum