Town | Post Office Dates | Additional Information |
Abrellville | 1873 | The post office was only open for four months. |
Adamsville | 1925-1931 | Adamsville, Kansas, is a ghost town in Sumner County. The unincorporated town gained a post office on July 15, 1925, and closed less than six years later, on March 31, 1931. It was located along an abandoned railroad that ran from Oxford to Geuda Springs. It is about four miles north of Geuda Springs, 0.5 miles west of the intersection of S Oxford Rd and E 80th Street. There are just a few abandoned buildings and a silo today. |
Alton | 1872-1881 | It was three miles east and a mile and a half south of Caldwell at about 1800 S. Mayfield Road. |
Anson | 1887-1958 | Anson was situated on the Missouri Pacific Railroad in Sumner Township, about ten miles northwest of Wellington. In 1910, it was described as a thriving little town with a population of 125. At that time, it had a bank, mercantile and shipping interests, a money order office, express and telegraph accommodations, and good schools. It was located 1.5 miles south of the intersection of N Anson Rd and W 90th St N, next to an abandoned railroad. |
Argyle | 1874-1881 | |
Ashton | 1887-1971 | In Walton Township, it was a station on the Kansas Southwestern Railway, about 16 miles southeast of Wellington. In 1910, it had a money order post office with one rural route, express and telegraph offices, several general stores, and a population of 125. There are still several homes in the area. It is located about halfway between South Haven and Arkansas City, 1.75 miles north of the intersection of S Rock Rd and U.S. Route 166, next to an abandoned railroad. |
Beverly | 1878-1885 | It was four miles east and six north of Conway Springs on the Sumner/Sedgwick County Line at about 1400 N. Sumner Road. |
Bittercreek | 1879-1899 | The name changed from Bitter Creek to Bittercreek on September 28, 1894. It was one mile west and six miles south of Geuda Springs. |
Blackstone/Rex | 1882-1905 | The name changed from Rex to Blackstone on February 3, 1888. It was nine miles west and two miles north of Caldwell at about 1800 W. 150th St South. |
Blandford | 1879-1880 | |
Boon | 1879-1887 | The post office moved to Hukle. |
Bushnell | 1878-1879 | The post office moved from Ninnescah. |
Centennial | 1878-1879 | It was five miles north and four miles west of Caldwell at 120th St. South and Milan Road. |
Chikaskia | 1871-1886 | It was eight miles north and four miles west of Caldwell at 70th Street South along the Chikaskia River. |
Cicero | 1883-1934 | It was five miles north and 2.5 miles east of Wellington on 50th Ave North along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. |
Cisne | 1881-1884 | The post office moved from Glen Valley. When it closed in Cisne, it moved to Northfield. It was two miles west and a mile and a half south of Conway Springs at 700 N. Milan Road. |
Clear Dale | 1877-1900 | It was seven miles west and a half mile north of Geuda Springs at 120th St. South and Oliver Road. |
Cloydville | 1878-1879 | |
Concord | 1879-1902 | Concord was about ten miles south of Wellington and two miles southeast of Rome, the nearest railroad station. |
Corbin/Hurst | 1881-1974 | A ghost town in Falls Township, it is 13 miles southwest of Wellington. |
Dalton | 1885-1939 | Located in Avon Township, it was a station on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, seven miles east of Wellington. In 1910, it had some good general stores, telegraph and express service, a money order post office, telephone connections, and a population of 52. A few homes, an old grain elevator, and storage buildings remain today. |
Doster | 1878-1902 | A station on the Kansas Southwestern Railroad, it is six miles west and half miles north of Caldwell at 1500 South Bluff Road. |
Drury | 1884-1921 | Located in Falls Township, it was a station on the Kansas Southwestern Railroad between South Haven and Caldwell. In 1910, it had a money order post office, a flour mill, good local trade, and was a shipping point with a population of 28. It is located between South Haven and Caldwell, near the intersection of S Drury Rd and W 175th St S, next to the Chikaskia River and an abandoned railroad. |
Dublin | 1885-1887 | The post office moved to Zyba. |
Eminence | 1872 | The post office was only open for about four months. |
Ewell | 1895-1906 | A station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad five miles south of Conway Springs. |
Glen Valley | 1878-1881 | The post office moved to Cisne when it closed. |
Gourock | None | Established in about 1878, it was one mile west of Argonia. |
Guelph | 1872-1902 | It was located in the southeastern corner of the county, six miles east and one mile south of South Haven at 170th Street South and Hillside Road. |
Hessville | 1872-1881 | |
Howell | None | Established in 1878, it was three miles east and three miles north of Caldwell along the Chikaskia River at 1400 South Mayfield Road. |
Hunnewell | 1880-1960 | In the 1880s, Hunnewell was a busy shipping point for Texas cattle and, like other Kansas Cowtowns, had a bawdy reputation for a time. It is a ghost town today. |
Johnston | None | It was one mile north and 3.5 miles west of Caldwell at 1100 West 160th Street South. |
Kitley | 1877-1881 | It was eight miles east and one mile south of South Haven at 170th St South and Woodlawn Road. |
Knox | 1885-1895 | |
Littleton | 1871-1879 | The post office moved to Mulvane. Littleton was three miles south and one mile east of Mulvane on 120th Ave North on the east side of the Arkansas River. |
London | 1871-1887 | It was four miles west and four miles north of Belle Plaine at 130th Ave North and Seneca Road. |
Lone Star | 1875-1876 | |
Marengo/Bellevue | 1877-1880 | The name changed from Bellevue to Marengo on March 15, 1878. When the post office closed, it moved to Mayfield. |
Massillon | 1878 | The post office was only open for about four months. |
Meridian | 1871-1872 | The post office was only open for about six months. It was three miles south and four miles east of Wellington at 800 E. 50th St. South. |
Millerton/Rolling Green | 1875-1912 | The name changed to Millerton on December 3, 1884. It was eight miles east and three miles north of Conway Springs at 120th Ave and Drury Road. |
Missouri Flat | 1879-1881 | |
Ninnescah | None | Established in about 1870, it was four miles north of Oxford on the east side of the Arkansas River. |
Northfield | 1884 | The post office was only open for about eight months. It moved to Conway Springs when it closed. |
Orie | 1877-1893 | It was three miles south and two miles west of Mayfield at 50th Street South and Chikaskia Roads. |
Palestine | 1871-1873 | It was four and a half miles north and two and a half miles west of Oxford at 1500 E. 60th Ave North. |
Perth | 1882-1954 | It was located in Downs Township on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, and the Chicago and Rock Island Railroads, 12 miles southwest of Wellington. In 1910, it had a bank, two milling companies, several retail establishments, express and telegraph offices, a money order post office with one rural route, and a population of 150. |
Pontoon | 1879-1880 | |
Portland | 1886-1940 | It was located in Guelph Township on the Kansas Southwestern Railroad 15 miles southeast of Wellington. In 1910, it had a mill, about a dozen retail stores, telegraph, and express offices, a money order post office with one rural route, and a population of 69. |
Purcell | 1885-1887 | The post office moved to Anson. |
Riverdale | 1887-1973 |
Located on the Chicago and Rock Island and the Missouri Pacific Railroads, it is eight miles north of Wellington. In 1910, it had telegraph and express offices, a local retail trade, a money order post office, and a population of 50. It still has several homes and a small population. It is located at the intersection of N Sand Plum Rd and 77th Ave N, or west of U.S. Route 81 next to the railroad. A railroad currently passes through the community, north to south, from Wichita to Wellington. Previously, another railroad passed through the community, east to west, from Belle Plaine to Conway Springs. It still has several homes and grain silos. |
Rome | 1874-1933 | Located in Jackson Township, it was on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, eight miles south of Wellington. In 1910, it had a post office, an express office, three milling companies, a bank, several retail establishments, and a population of 82. |
Roy | 1879-1886 | |
Salt City/Remanto | 1872-1885 | The name changed from Remanto to Salt City on October 26, 1874. It was immediately north of Geuda Springs at 120th Street South and the Cowley Line. |
Salt Springs | None | Established in about 1878, it was five miles south of Oxford at 60th Street South and Oxford Road. |
Slate Creek | 1877-1878 | |
Spring Dell | 1879-1880 | The post office was only open for about nine months. |
Sumner | 1871-1882 | It was two and a half miles south and a half miles east of Anson along Slate Creek at 50th Ave North at Slate Creek. |
Sunny Slope | 1877-1884 | It was two miles east and two miles north of Conway Springs at Chikaskia Rd and 110th Ave North. |
Sunset | 1880-1888 | It was five miles west of Conway Springs at 90th Ave North and Dixon Road. |
Swedona/Belinda | 1877-1885 | The name changed from Belinda on June 5, 1877. It was one and a half miles east and four miles south of Conway Springs on 50th Ave North between Chikaskia and Caldwell Road. |
Valverd | 1885-1886 | The post office was open for less than five months. |
Whitman | 1890-1907 | It was three and a half miles north and one mile west of Oxford at 1600 E. 50th Ave North. |
Zyba | 1887-1906 | The post office moved from Dublin. Zyba was a Chicago and Rock Island Railroad station 12 miles north of Wellington. The population in 1910 was 27. It was three miles south and one mile west of Peck on 1200 North West Road. |
©Kathy Alexander/Legends of Kansas, updated May 2024.
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