Carlton, Kansas, in 1915.
| Town | Post Office Dates | Additional Information |
| Acme | 1897-1906 | |
| Akron | 1874-1875 | |
| Aroma | 1869-1888 | The post office moved from Far West. |
| Belle Springs | 1876-1890 | |
| Bonaccord | 1884-1902 | It was in the western part of the county, not far from the Saline County line, about 12 miles from Abilene. |
| Buckeye | 1900-1904 | Located in Buckeye Township, about eight miles north of Abilene. The population was 40 in 1910. |
| Carlton | 1872-1995 | Named for a pioneer blacksmith. A station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, it is located in the Holland Creek Valley, about 18 miles southwest of Abilene. |
| Cheever | 1873-1885 | |
| Dayton | 1895-1917 | A station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, it was located in Jefferson Township, 16 miles south of Abilene. In 1910, it had a money order post office, telephone connections, several general stores, a creamery, flour mills, and a population of 40. |
| Detroit | 1866-1961 | A station on the Union Pacific Railroad, it was located in Center Township, six miles east of Abilene. In 1910, it had a money-order post office with two rural routes, a graded public school, telegraph and express offices, telephone connections, general stores, and a population of 142. |
| Dillon | 1872-1944 | Named for the Dillon brothers, pioneers. A station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, it was on the line between Jefferson and Ridge Townships, about 16 miles south of Abilene. The railroad’s name was Swayne Station. In 1910, it had a money order post office with one rural route, a creamery, a flour mill, some well-stocked general stores, express and telegraph service, telephone connections, Methodist and Presbyterian churches, a good public school building, and a population of 161. |
| Donegal | 1895-1906 | It was located in Turkey Creek Valley, about 12 miles south of Abilene. In 1910, the population was 70. |
| Elmo | 1884-1966 | A station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, it is located in Banner Township. |
| Farmington | 1861-1863 | |
| Guthrie | 1872-1873 | |
| Haphazard | 1879-1882 | |
| Henry | 1880-1886 | |
| Holland | 1872-1875 1884-1906 |
Located on Holland Creek, it was about 14 miles southwest of Abilene and three miles north of Carlton, the nearest railroad station. In 1910, it was a trading center for the neighborhood with a population 41. |
| Industry | 1876-1906 | Industry straddles the Clay/Dickinson county line at the Chapman Creek crossing. The post office moved from Lovejoy and opened on February 21, 1876. In the fall of 1879, A. L. Beard, an Eastern speculator, laid out the town in Athelstone Township, in the extreme southern portion of the county. In the early 1880s, it had a few business houses and a small hotel. It was not destined to grow, as it was 16 miles from the railroad. Its post office closed on November 30, 1906. In 1910, it still had several business establishments, including two flour mills and a population of 250. In the next decades, the population fell, and the post office was never reopened. Today, several vacant business buildings continue to stand, and numerous homes are occupied in the community. Amazingly, for a small town without a post office for more than a century, it continues to be called home to numerous residents and has an active Methodist Church. It is located approximately 13 miles north of Abilene. |
| Kennedy | 1892-1899 | |
| Lambs Point | 1863-1865 | The post office moved from Smoky Hill. |
| Littledale | 1884 | The post office was only open for about five months. |
| Lyona | 1869-1888 | The post office moved from Leon. |
| Manchester/Keystone | 1877-1993 | A tiny town located in the northwest corner of Dickinson County. Though it is officially “extinct” because it no longer has a post office, it had a population of 47 as of the 2020 census. |
| Midway | 1880-1886 | |
| Mole Hill | 1877-1880 | |
| Mont Cenis | 1872-1882 | Also spelled Mount Cenis. |
| Moonlight | 1894-1905 | It was located seven miles northeast of Abilene and six miles from Detroit, the nearest shipping point. The population in 1910 was 25. |
| Navarre | 1884-1971 | Located on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad in Logan Township, it was 12 miles southeast of Abilene. In 1910, it had a grain elevator, a creamery, a general store, telegraph and express offices, a money order post office, and a population of 75. |
| New Basel/New Basil | 1879-1897 | The name changed from New Basill to New Basel on May 29, 1882. |
| Newbern | 1872-1887 | |
| New Chillicothe | 1873-1901 | It was located in the county’s northeastern corner, 15 miles from Abilene and 10 miles north of Chapman. Its population was 20 in 1910. |
| Pearl | 1883-1935 | Located on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, it was 12 miles southeast of Abilene. In 1910, it had a grain elevator, telegraph and express offices, a money order post office, and a population of 35. |
| Plympton | 1879-1888 | |
| Poplar Hill | 1875-1889 | |
| Redwood | 1879-1886 |
 Redwood School, 1930s. |
| Rhoades | 1878-1896 | |
| Rinehart/Rhinehart | 1896-1903 | The name changed from Rhinehart to Rinehart on April 15, 1902. |
| Rose Bank | 1879-1887 | |
| Shadybrook | 1901-1907 | |
| Smoky Hill | 1860-1863 | The post office moved to Lambs Point. |
| Stitt | 1888-1902 | |
| Sunnyside | 1884-1894 | |
| Sutphen/Sutphen’s Mill | 1879-1905 | The name changed from Sutphen’s Mill to Sutphen on October 15, 1894. |
| Tell | 1888-1890 | |
| Upland | 1898-1906 | |
| Union City | None | On Turkey Creek, on the south side of the Smoky Hill River. |
| Wesley | 1887-1895 | |
| Willowdale | 1873 1875-1877 |
©Kathy Alexander/Legends of Kansas, updated April 2024.
Also See:
Dickinson County Photo Gallery
Sources:
Blackmar, Frank W.; Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Vol I; Standard Publishing Company, Chicago, IL 1912.
Cutler, William G; History of Kansas; A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL, 1883.
Kansas Post Office History