Cattle in Seward County, Kansas, by Francis M. Steele, about 1890.
| Town | Post Office Dates | Additional Information |
| Adobe | 1880-1883 | |
| Arkalon | 1888-1929 | Arkalon, Kansas, is a ghost town located northeast of Liberal on the west side of the Cimarron River in Seward County. After the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad was built through the area in 1888, a post office was established on May 7, 1888. |
| Barcross | 1898-1901 | The post office moved from Tyrone, Oklahoma. |
| Ethelton | 1907-1914 | Ethelton was a rural post office and neighborhood trading point located on the Cimarron River in Seward Township. It was about 20 miles northwest of Liberal, the county seat and most convenient railroad station. |
| Fargo-Fargo Springs-Harwoodville | 1885-1888 1906-1912 |
When this place was established, it was called Harwoodville when a post office opened on July 27, 1885. The name was changed to Fargo Springs on December 22, 1885, in honor of C H. Fargo, owner of a boot and shoe house in Chicago, Illinois, who also owned land in Seward County. |
| Hayne | 1908-1925 | A post-village of Seward County, Hayne was a station on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, northeast of Liberal, the county seat. In 1910, it engaged in retail trade and some shipping. |
| Loco | 1901-1910 | Loco was a country post office located about 17 miles northeast of Liberal, the county seat and nearest shipping point. In 1910, its mail was delivered three times a week. |
| Mabel | 1888-1891 | |
| McCoy | 1883-1885 | |
| Oak | 1887-1888 | The post office moved to Tyrone, Oklahoma, when it closed. |
| Obern | 1908-1913 | A country post office, Obern, was located 18 miles north of Liberal, the county seat, and about 14 miles northwest of Arkalon, the nearest railroad station. |
| Springfield-LaGrande | 1885–1913 | Springfield, Kansas, was once a bustling town in Seward County that served as the temporary county seat. The town’s name changed from La Grand to Springfield on November 18, 1887. The town is gone today. |
| Tyrone | 1888-1892 | The post office moved from Oak. |
| Wabasa | 1907-1908 | The post office was only open for about six months. |
©Kathy Alexander/Legends of America, October 2025.
Also See:
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