Extinct Towns of Douglas County, Kansas

Douglas County, Kansas Pioneers, 1856.

Douglas County, Kansas Map 1889

Hickory Point-Stony Point

Lone Star

Stull

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. All but the saloon/general store were destroyed by William Quantrill’s men 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 less 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 line of 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 Weiser-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

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