Matfield Green stockyard, 1950.
| Town | Post Office Dates | Additional Information |
| Ashler | 1879-1885 | Located in the southwest part of Toledo Township, its first postmaster was A.B. Perrigo. When the post office closed, it moved to Elco. It was 11 miles east of Cottonwood Falls, near the Lyon County line. |
| Avoca | ?? | Located in both Chase and Butler Counties, it was one mile south of Cedar Point. A post office was on the claim of C. C. Smith, who settled there in 1857. A townsite was incorporated by men from Topeka in 1858. It was south of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad between two branches of creeks running north and west. |
| Bazaar/Mary | 1860-1974 | An unincorporated ghost town in the Flint Hills, Rock Creek was the site of its first settlement in March 1856. |
| Bill’s Creek | 1871 | The post office was only open for eight months. The postmaster was William Barnes. It was located about eight miles south of Cedar Point. |
| Birley | 1876-1901 | It was first settled in about 1868. W.H. Birley was the first postmaster. In 1878, livestock was its principal export, shipped from Cottonwood Falls; its mail was delivered semi-weekly to W.H. Birley, the postmaster, and its population was 60. In 1910, the population was 32. Bazaar was the nearest railroad station. It was located on the east bank of Cedar Creek, about ten miles southwest of Cottonwood Falls. |
| Buckeye City | None | Four log cabins constituted this settlement, which was named for Buckeye Creek. The settlers were from Ohio, hence the name Buckeye. |
| Cahola | 1879-1902 | In 1853, the site of Cahola was on the Kaw Indian Reservation, a short distance north of the south line of the reserve. It was one of the three Kaw villages occupied by the tribal chiefs since 1847. In 1853, it was burned due to a smallpox epidemic that killed many Indians. In 1857, nothing remained but many graves and piles of rubbish. It was named for Cahola Creek, a west branch of the Neosho River in Lyon County. |
| Canaan | 1879-1880 | |
| Cedar Grove | None | It is located in Cottonwood Township, on the north bank of the Cottonwood River. In 1872, it was a station on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, with J.W. Byrom serving as the station agent. It was one mile north of Cedar Point, where the post office was established. |
| Chase Center | None | This site was laid off in 1859. It was the same as Stephen M. Wood Ranch in 1887. |
| Cherokee | None | The Cherokee Town Company was incorporated in February 1857 by pro-slavery men from Leavenworth County and Lecompton, Kansas. No location was named. It was probably a paper town only. |
| Clements/Crawfordsville | 1881-1988 | Clements, Kansas, in western Chase County, was first called Crawfordsville. It is a ghost town today. |
| Corydon | None | Corydon was incorporated in 1858, but no location was given. Probably a paper town only. |
| Cottonwood Ranch | None | A stock ranch was established in about 1854 at the mouth of Diamond Spring Creek, about three miles northeast of Elmdale. Seth Hays kept it as a branch of his trading post at Council Grove. |
| Diamond Centre | 1876 | The post office was open for less than four months. |
| Diamond Creek | None | In Diamond Creek Township, Englishman George Osmer, his family, and others lived there in 1865. |
| Elba | 1892-1903 | |
| Elinor | 1871-1881 |
 Ellinor 1964. Located in Toledo Township, Elinor was a station on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad at the mouth of Peyton Creek. It was settled in 1870. Leroy Martin was the first postmaster in 1871. In 1878, it had a population of 25. It was three miles west of Safford and five miles from Cottonwood Falls. |
| Elk | 1874-1924 | Elk was founded in 1865 in Diamond Creek Township by Henry Collet after he returned from the Civil War. He built a log house on the homestead site and was appointed the first postmaster. In the early 1880s, it had a blacksmith shop. The population was 14 in 1926. In January 1931, the only remaining store and residence were destroyed by fire.It was on Middle Creek, in the northwest part of Chase County, 18 miles west of Cottonwood Falls. |
| Evan’s Station | None | George and Thomas Evans were settlers near here in 1859. It was three and a half miles west of Strong City on the northwest branch of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. |
| Fox Creek | 1871-1873 1879-1883 |
A farm post office with Murray Tuttle as postmaster. It was about eight miles north of Strong City. |
| Fruitland | 1879-1880 | The post office was open for less than a year. It was ten miles northeast of Cottonwood Falls. |
| Gladstone | None | A railroad station at the mouth of the South fork of the Cottonwood River about two and a half miles east of Cottonwood Falls. |
| Homestead/Walnut Hill | 1876-1913 | Also called Walnut Hill, settlement began here in 1871. Homestead was a country post office in Cottonwood Township. In 1910, it had a population of 40. It was located 15 miles southwest of Cottonwood Falls. |
| Hymer | 1872-1943 | Hymer was a country post office in Diamond Creek Township. On the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, it was located on Diamond Creek. The railroad station was called Hilton. In 1885, Elmdale was its nearest banking point; its mail was delivered by stagecoach from Elmdale twice a week. to H. Jones, the postmaster, and its population was ten. In 1910, it had telegraph and express offices, a money order post office, and a population of 30. It was 13 miles northwest of Cottonwood Falls. |
| Lida | 1876-1888 | The post office is at Prairie Hil, where Bill Spencer is the postmaster. It was six miles southwest of Cottonwood Falls. |
| Margaretta | None | This town was incorporated in 1860 by several men from Cottonwood Falls men. It was probably named for Margaret, the wife of S.N. Wood. It was probably nothing more than a paper town. |
| Matfield Green | 1867-1995 | Matfield Green, Kansas, is a tiny town in Matfield Township of Chase County. It is also an extinct town, as its post office closed years ago. It is located on the south fork of the Cottonwood River in the scenic Flint Hills, near the county’s south line. |
| Middle Creek | 1862-1873 1875-1877 |
Located on a creek of the same name, J.S. Shipman was the first postmaster. The post office moved to Elmdale when it closed. |
| Morgan | 1876-1902 | Probably named for W. A. Morgan, the editor of the Chase County Leader. The postmistress Julia E. Kinne. It was at the head of Rock Creek, southwest of Bazaar. |
| Neva Station | None | On a branch of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad about three and a half miles west of Strong City. |
| North Cottonwood Falls | None | The town company filed the plat in January 1861. In 1862, it was a candidate for the county seat. It was located near Elmdale. |
| Plumb | 1899-1900 | |
| Richards | None | David Richards settled here in May 1858. It was an incorporated town on the east side of the Chicago, Kansas, and Western Railroad in Diamond Creek Township. The townsite was vacated by 1889. |
| Rural | 1894-1902 | |
| Saffordville/Kenyon/ Safford |
1872-1957 | It was on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad in Toledo Township. |
| Silver Creek | 1861-1881 | The post office moved to Crawfordsville. |
| Thurman | 1874-1909 | William Thurman settled here in 1859. It was located on Thurman Creek in Matfield Green Township, 20 miles south of Cottonwood Falls. In 1910, it was connected with Matfield Green by daily stage and had a population of 30. It was in the southeastern corner of the county, 22 miles south of Cottonwood Falls, the county seat and nearest bank location in 1885. At that time, the mail was delivered semi-weekly by stagecoach from Eureka to B. Houser, the postmaster. |
| Toledo | 1858-1903 | In Toledo Township, O. Thompson started the first general store at Toledo in 1859. John Buchanan was the first postmaster. In the early 1880s, it had a general store, a blacksmith shop, and a physician. It was located near the east line of the county, 11 miles northeast of Cottonwood Falls. |
| Union | 1863-1872 | A post office in Diamond Creek Township. Settlers in 1865 included many Germans and Prussians. It was located possibly near Elmdale, northwest of the confluence of Diamond Creek and the Cottonwood River. |
| Waupego | None | It was located near the mouth of Diamond Springs Creek, four or five miles west of Cottonwood Falls. The townsite was incorporated in 1858. |
| Wonsevu | 1875-1907 |
 Wonsevu School  Wonsevu old church Wonsevu was a country post office in Cottonwood Township. In 1910, there were two general stores and a population of 57. There are still a few scattered buildings in the area, including an old church and school at the corner of E Road and Cedar Creek Road, 20 miles southwest of Cottonwood Falls. |
| Woodhull | 1872-1882 | Woodhull was a country post office on the east bank of Diamond Creek in Diamond Creek Township. It was about seven miles north of Elmdale. The town was supposedly named for Mrs. Victoria Woodhull, a noted woman suffragist who had lectured in Kansas. |
©Kathy Alexander/Legends of Kansas, updated November 2024.
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Sources:
1884-1885 Gazetteer and Business Directory published R. L. Polk and Co.
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 GenWeb
Kansas Post Office History
Polk’s 1878 Gazetteer and Business Directory