Douglas County, Kansas Pioneers, 1856.
Douglas County, Kansas Map 1889
More Extinct Towns
|
Town |
Post Office Dates | Additional Information |
| Aeolia | None | |
| Akron | 1870 | The post office was only open for a month. It moved from and to Willow Springs. |
| Aladdin | 1875-1881 | |
| Alexander | None | |
| Alfred | 1875-1878, 1882-1902 | |
| Appanoose | 1857-1860, 1870-1902 | First established in Franklin County before moving to Douglas County. In 1910 was described as a small hamlet situated in the extreme southwestern corner, 8 miles southeast of Overbrook, the nearest railroad station. At that time, it had a population of less than 20. |
| Baden | 1883-1886, 1888-1891 | Situated on the Santa Fe Trail, a marker commemorates the old site. |
| Bald Eagle | None | |
| Barbers Station | None | |
| Belevue | None | |
| Belmont | None | |
| Benicia | None | |
| Black Jack Point | None | |
| Blackfau, aka Blackfaw | None | |
| Blanton | 1855-1856 | |
| Bloomington | 1855-1858 | |
| Blue Jackets Crossing, aka Blue Jackets Ford | None | |
| Blue Mound | None | |
| Brooklyn, aka: Brooklin, Brookline | None | Brooklyn was settled as early as 1855 and was incorporated in 1858. William Quantrill’s men destroyed all but the saloon/general store as they retreated from burning down Lawrence in August 1863. Today, only a Santa Fe Trail marker exists at the old townsite. |
| Calcutta | 1875-1881 | |
| Camp Sackett | None | |
| Camp Saunders | None | This was a Pro-Slavery stronghold, located 12 miles southwest of Lawrence, Kansas Territory. It was destroyed by Free-State settlers in 1856.
 Camp Saunders, Kansas 1856 |
| Chandler | None | |
| Chester | None | |
| Clearfield | 1885-1900 | A small hamlet in the southeastern part of Douglas County, it was located on a branch of the Wakarusa River, four miles east of Vinland. In 1910, it had a population of fewer than 20 inhabitants. |
| Collinwood Farm | None | |
| Coon Point | None | |
| Douglas, aka Douglas City | 1855 | The post office moved to Lecompton. |
| East | None | |
| Echo | 1874-1875, 1878-1900, | |
| Elysian Plains | None | |
| Excelsior | None | |
| Fall Leaf | None | |
| Gideon | 1883-1902 | |
| Glasgow City | 1875 | |
| Glen Burn | 1856-1857 | |
| Glendale | 1881-1894 | |
| Grover | 1886-1895, 1897-1899 |
 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad tracks at Grover, Kansas. Located in the extreme northwestern part of the county, it was situated on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad about 15 miles northwest of Lawrence. |
| Hesper | 1868-1900 | A hamlet located in the eastern portion of the county, five miles southeast of Eudora. In 1910, it had a population of 36, and the Friends had an academy there. |
| Hog Back | None | |
| Hole in the Rock | None | |
| Holling | 1869-1900 | |
| India | None | Situated along the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad south of Lawrence, Kansas.
 Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad at India, Kansas. |
| Jefferson, aka: Jefferson City. | 1865-1872 | First established in Jefferson County. |
| Kanwaka, aka: Kanawha, Kannaka, Kanwaca | 1857-1870, 1898-1900 | Located four miles west of Lawrence, the place that was an area rather than a town, was first settled in 1854. Its name is a combination of the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 40 and Stull Road.
 Kanwaka Hall east of Lawrence in Douglas County, Kansas by Kathy Alexander. |
| Kennedy Valley | None | |
| Kezerville, aka Kegerville, Kozerville | 1856 | |
| Lake View, aka Horseshoe Lake | 1898-1914 |
 Fishing at Lakeview, Kansas. A hamlet in the northern part of Douglas County located on the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad and a branch of the Kansas River, five miles northwest of Lawrence. In 1910, it had a money order post office, telegraph and express facilities, and a population of 15. |
| Lane | 1855-1856 | |
| Lapeer | 1873-1902 | |
| Louisiana | 1856-1857 | |
| Marshall | None | |
| McKinney | 1857-1868 | |
| Media | 1878-1903 | The post office moved from Prairie City. |
| Midland | None | A hamlet located on the Union Pacific Railroad about four miles north of Lawrence. In 1910, it had a population of 50.
 Union Pacific Railroad at Midland, Kansas. |
| Miller’s Springs, aka: Miller, Millerburg | None | |
| Mission Camp | None | |
| Mount Aeolia | None | |
| Mount Hope | None | |
| Mount Oread | None | Mount Oread is a hill in Lawrence, Kansas, upon which the University of Kansas and parts of the city of Lawrence is located. |
| Mount Vernon | None | |
| Neoma | None | |
| Nevada City | 1855-1857 | |
| New Boston | None | |
| New Haven | None | |
| Noria | None | Located in Wakarusa Township just a few miles east of Lawrence along the line of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. |
| North Lawrence, aka: Jefferson, Jefferson City. | 1865-1885 | First established in Jefferson County, its name changed from Jefferson to North Lawrence in December 1872. |
| Oak Ridge | None | |
| Orbondale, aka: Auburndale. | None | |
| Ottawa | None | |
| Pacific City | None | |
| Palmyra | 1857-1862 | Town merged with and name changed to Baldwin City. |
| Prairie City | 1856-1878 | Moved to Media. |
| Red Deer | None | |
| Redemption City | None | |
| Saint Charles | None | |
| Salem | None | |
| Scottsville | None | |
| Sebastian | None | |
| Seigel | 1900-1901 | |
| Sibley | 1884-1934 | A hamlet located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, seven miles south of Lawrence. In 1910, it had a post office and express facilities and a population of 25. The railroad name was Sibleyville. |
| Sigel | 1862-1874, 1875-1888, 1891-1896 | |
| Stanton | None | |
| Stewart | None | |
| Titus/Fort Titus | None | Part of Lecompton today.
 Fort Titus, Lecompton, Kansas by Kathy Weiser-Alexander. |
| Tokeska | None | |
| Twin Mound | 1858-1903 |
 Twin Mound School, Douglas County, Kansas courtesy Wikipedia. |
| Tyler Place | None | |
| Wakansa | None | |
| Wakarusa | 1857-1866 | |
| Wakefield | None | |
| Walker City | None | |
| Washington | None | |
| Washington Creek | 1873-1882 | |
| Weaver | 1891-1903 | A hamlet situated in the extreme northeastern portion of the county on the south bank of the Kansas River, about three miles northeast of Eudora. |
| Wheatland | 1856 | |
| Willow Springs, aka Davis | 1855-1900 | Name changed from Davis May 1870 |
| Wilson’s Springs | None | |
| Winchester | None | |
| Worden, aka: Warden | 1884-1904 | A hamlet located in the south-central part of the county about seven miles west of Baldwin City. In 1910 the population was 26. |
| Yankee Town | None | |
| Yellow Springs | None |
©Kathy Alexander/Legends of Kansas, updated January 2022.
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