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Place Name | County | Place Type | Post Office Dates | More Information |
Bachelder | Riley | Name change. | Incorporated 1858. Now Milford. | |
Bachelor | McPherson | Lost Town | ||
Bacon | Lincoln | Lost Town | 1879-1902 | A small hamlet located in Spillman Creek Valley, about 20 miles northwest of Lincoln. Sylvan Grove on the Union Pacific Railroad was the nearest railroad station. |
Baden | Douglas | Lost Town | 1883-1891 | |
Badger City, Badger Creek | Lyon | Lost Town | 1873-1896 | Badger Creek was southwest of Reading and two miles east of Lang. |
Bagdad | Coffey | Lost Town | 1889-1890 | The post office was open for less than seven months. |
Bagley | Montgomery | Lost Town | 1889-1901 | |
Baileyville | Nemaha | Current Town | ||
Baker | Brown | Lost Town | 1882-1933 | The Missouri Pacific Railroad established Baker in June 1882. It was named for the Baker family, the original owners of the town site. Baker is located eight miles south of Hiawatha. |
Baker’s Ford | Nemaha | Lost Place | NA | California Trail Crossing. Afterward, a town called Urbana was established here, a lost town today. |
Baker’s Park | Wyandotte | Lost Town | Also called Barker’s Tank, it was eight miles from Wyandotte. | |
Bala | Riley | Extinct Town | Welsh population settlement. | |
Baldwin City | Douglas | Current Town | 1857-Present | On the Santa Fe Trail. |
Baldwin’s Ferry | Douglas | Lost Place | NA | Operated on the Kansas River at Lawrence, 1855-72, John Baldwin, proprietor. |
Ballard | Smith | Lost Town | ||
Baltimore | Cowley | Lost Town | 1873-1885 | The post office moved from Omnia. The post office moved to Atlanta. |
Bancroft | Coffey | Lost Town | 1876-1882 | |
Bancroft | Nemaha | Lost Town | 1891-1941 | Bancroft was located in Wetmore Township on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. |
Bangor | Coffey | Lost Town | 1871-1886 | Located at the junction of Dinner and South Big Creeks, it was founded by people from Boston, Massachusetts. |
Banks | Osborne | Lost Town | ||
Banks’ Ferry | Doniphan | Lost Place | NA | On the Missouri River at Iowa Point, operated from 1844-1860s. William Banks & Andrew J. Hendren, proprietors. |
Banner | Jackson | Lost Town | 1866-1879 | |
Banner | Trego | Lost Town | 1879-1918 | |
Bannock | Edwards | Lost Town | ||
Bannville | Comanche | Lost Town | ||
Bantam | Ellis | Lost Town | 1906-1910 | Located about 12 miles northwest of Hays, the post office moved to Hyacinth in 1910. |
Baptiste, Baptiste Springs | Franklin | Name Change | Post office O. changed to Peoria, two miles southeast of Ottawa. | |
Barber County | Barber | Current County | NA | Established in 1867 from unorganized area. The county seat is Medicine Lodge. |
Barclay | Osage | Lost Town | 1873-1955 | A Quaker community settled in 1872. |
Barker’s Tank | Wyandotte | Lost Town | Also called Baker’s Park, it was eight miles from Wyandotte. | |
Barnard | Lincoln | Ghost Town | Established about 1880-1884; end of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad from Abilene through Minneapolis; named for J. F. Barnard. | |
Barnes | Washington | Current Town | 1872-Present | On the Missouri Pacific Railroad. |
Barnesville | Bourbon | Lost Town | 1856-1906 | The town was laid out in 1858 by J. and F. Barnes, who also built a hotel the same year. |
Barrel Springs | Greeley | Lost Place | NA | In the early days, a traveler sank two barrels into the north bank of the stream just across from the hole known to many as Jumbo. The spring flowed into the barrels and out into the creek bed. |
Barrett | Marshall | Lost Town | 1857-1940 | All that is left today of this old town is the old stone schoolhouse and the Barrett Cemetery. |
Barretts Hill | Wilson | Lost Town | 1867-1870 | |
Barrett’s Mills | Woodson | Lost Town | ||
Barry | Greenwood | Lost Town | 1874-1903 | Established in Coffey County (site moved). |
Bartgestown | Rice | Lost Town | ||
Bartleson | Johnson | Lost Town | 1872-1874 | |
Bartlett | Labette | Current Town | 1886-2018 | Robert A. Bartlett, townsite owner. The post office closed on May 19, 2018. |
Bartlett’s Ferry | Geary | Lost Place | NA | Operated 1857-67 on the Smoky Hill River. Captain Samuel Bartlett, Proprietor. Near the mouth of the river, northeast of Junction City. |
Barton | Labette | Name Change | The name changed to Penfield. | |
Barton County | Barton | Current County | NA | Established in 1867 from unorganized area. The county seat is Great Bend. |
Bartondale | Russell | Lost Town | 1878-1891 | |
Base Line | Crawford | Lost Town | 1870-1872 | |
Basehor | Leavenworth | Current Town | 1888-Present | Named for Ephraim and Ruben Basehor, pioneers. |
Bashan | Lincoln | Lost Town | 1880-1902 | |
Basil/Gage | Kingman | Lost Town | 1892-1942 | Basil was a small village in Kingman County, Kansas. First called Gage, its name was changed to Basil on January 5, 1901 |
Bassett | Allen | Current Town | None | A small village located on the Neosho River, about two miles south of Iola. |
Bassett | Woodson | |||
Bateman | Clay | Lost Town | ||
Bath | Woodson | Lost Town | The name changed to Defiance. | |
Batino | Cheyenne | Lost Town | ||
Battlesville | Miami | Lost Town | Indian village at the junction of Bull and Indian Creeks. | |
Battle Creek | Lincoln | Lost Town | 1873-1879 | |
Battle Hill | McPherson | Lost Town | 1876-1894 | |
Battle Hill | Miami | Lost Town | Chartered 1858, by O.C. Brown. | |
Baty | Morris | On the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad. | ||
Bauer | ||||
Bavaria/Honek | Saline | Ghost Town | 1867-1986 | On the Kansas Pacific Railroad. The post office closed on January 1, 1986. |
Baxter Springs | Cherokee | Current Town | 1867-Present | Old cowtown, Battle of Fort Blair in the Civil War, on Route 66. |
Bayard | Allen | Lost Town | 1887-1943 | It was a station on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway in the northeast part of the county, some 15 miles from Iola. |
Bayne/Ingalls | Lincoln | Lost Town | 1873-1888 1888-1894 |
The town of Ingalls’ name was changed to Bayne on April 10, 1888. |
Bayne | Russell | Lost Town | 1883-1888 | |
Bayne’s Bridge | Doniphan | Lost Place | Built in 1873 on the Wolf River, south of Highland. W. J. Bayne, Proprietor. Bridge erected by Doniphan County. This crossing served Fort Leavenworth and the Great Nemaha Subagency in 1842 and may also have been used by emigrants from St. Joseph and Atchison. It was part of the Elwood & Marysville Territorial Road of 1859. | |
Bayneville | Sedgwick | Lost Town | 1884-1934 | A station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad in Ohio township, 12 miles southwest of Wichita. |
Bazaar/Mary | Chase | Ghost Town | 1860-1974 | Still has a school, church, scattered buildings, and a cemetery. |
Bazine | Ness | Current Town | 1874-Present | |
Beach Grove | Graham | Lost Town | ||
Beach Trading Post, Beach Valley | Marion | Lost Town | Near Lyons in Rice County. It was incorporated in 1860 by A. Beach and others. | |
Beach Valley | Rice | |||
Bear Creek | Stanton | Lost Town | ||
Beattie | Marshall | Current Town | ||
Beatty’s Ferry | Atchison | Lost Place | NA | Operated 1856-59 on Independence Creek about two miles above its junction with Deer Creek. The Kansas Express Stage Company built a toll bridge was constructed by . c1860. Joseph B. Beatty, Proprietor. |
Beaubien & Ogee Ferry | Shawnee | Lost Place | NA | Operated 1849-53 on the Kansas River at the mouth of Cross Creek. Charles Beaubien and Lewis Ogee, Proprietors. |
Beaumont | Butler | Semi-Ghost Town | 1880-1997 | On the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad. In Glencoe Township. |
Beaver | Barton | Extinct Town | 1919-1992 | The post office closed on December 26, 1992. |
Beaver | Cowley | Lost Town | ||
Beaver | Osborne | Lost Town | ||
Beaumont | Cherokee | Lost Town | 1879 | The post office originally moved from Lostine. It was only open for seven months. |
Beaver | Smith | Name Change | Name changed – to Reamsville 12/26/1992 | |
Beaver Creek | Cloud | Lost Town | 1871-1877 | |
Beavertown | Miami | Lost Town | Four miles east of Paola. | |
Bed Rock | Lost Town | |||
Bedford | Stafford | Lost Town | Vacated 1899. | |
Bee | Montgomery | Lost Town | 1881-1887 | Six miles from Havana. |
Beekman | Washington | Lost Town | ||
Beeler, Beelerville | Ness | Current Town | 1886-2009 | Named for Elmer E. Beeler, the postmaster. The post office closed on May 30, 1009. |
Beersheba | Finney | Lost Town | None | A Jewish colony east of Ravanna, Beersheba was one of several Jewish agricultural colonies in America and one of seven in Kansas. It was founded in 1882 by Rabbi Issac M. Wise of Cincinnati, Ohio. By 1890, however, most of them had left the county. |
Bel Aire | Sedgwick | Current Town | ||
Belbone | Sumner | Lost Town | 1879 | Chartered 1879 |
Belfast | Gray | Lost Town | ||
Belfield, Bellfield | Rush | Lost Town | 1874-1887 | |
Belgica | Greeley | Lost Town | 1887-1899 | |
Belinda | Barber | Lost Town | 1882 | The post office was open for less than four months. |
Belknap | Chautauqua | Lost Town | ||
Bell | Leavenworth | Lost Town | 1871-1872 | |
Bell | Washington | Lost Town | ||
Bell City | Lane | Lost Town | ||
Bell Grove | Greenwood | Lost Town | 1870-1872 | The post office moved to Climax. |
Belle Meade | Meade | Lost Town | ||
Belle Plaine | Sumner | Current Town | 1871-Present | |
Belle Prairie | Rush | Lost Town | None | |
Belle Springs | Dickinson | Lost Town | 1876-1890 | |
Bellefont | Ford | Lost Town | 1878-1896 1904-1957 |
The planners of Bellefonte hoped it would be a railhead and an important junction for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. However, that didn’t happen. Today, there are only a few farms and a grain elevator. |
Bellegarde | Pottawatomie | Lost Town | 1872-1879 | |
Bellemont | Greenwood | Lost Town | ||
Belleville | Republic | Current Town | County Seat. Founded in 1869 and named to honor Arabelle Tutton, wife of a first settler. | |
Bellevue | Jackson | Lost Town | ||
Bellgrade | Coffey | Lost Town | 1883-1886 | |
Belmont | Doniphan | Lost Town | None | Also called Bellemont or Whitehead, this was a trading post established by James R. Whitehead in January 1852. He operated a ferry at this location in 1853. The town was platted and filed on June 20, 1858. Belmont was the temporary county seat of Doniphan County. It was incorporated in 1860 and vacated by 1876. |
Belmont | Kingman | Extinct Town | 1879-1971 | A farming community located 12 miles southeast of Kingman. |
Belmont, Fort Belmont | Woodson | Lost Town | 1857-1878 | A trading post was established in 1856. The town was founded in 1857 in a wooded area on Sandy Creek. Belmont was south of Yates Center, and an old cemetery is there. |
Beloit | Mitchell | Current Town | County Seat. It is named for A. A. Bell, the first settler who erected a log cabin on the north bank of the Solomon River in 1868. | |
Belpre | Edwards | Current Town | 1879-Present | |
Belvidere | Kiowa | Extinct Town | -1996 | The post office closed on November 23, 1996. |
Belvoir | Douglas | Lost Town | 1869-1903 | Located on the Santa Fe Trail. The old townsite was flooded when Clinton Lake was established. |
Belvue | Pottawatomie | Current Town | On the Kansas Pacific Railroad. | |
Beman | Morris | Lost Town | 1875-1906 | Beman was located on one of the tributaries of the Neosho River. It was in the northeast corner of Morris County, about 13 miles from Council Grove. |
Bendena | Doniphan | 1888- | ||
Benedict, Benedict Junction | Wilson | Current Town | 1868- | Benedict Branch of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. |
Benicia | Douglas | Lost Town | Located on the south bank of the Kansas River about three miles southeast of Lecompton and five and one-half miles northwest of Lawrence. It once had a population of 20. The Bogus Legislature incorporated this town in 1855. | |
Benicia | Morris | Lost Town | ||
Bennett’s Station | Marshall | Lost Town | 1858-1859 | Probably at the home of Moses Bennett on Coon Creek, where he kept a feed and supply station. |
Bennettsville | Russell | Lost Town | 1873-1874 | |
Bennington | Ottawa | Current Town | 1864-Present | |
Ben’s Ranch | Ellsworth | Lost Town | 1875-1894 | Eleven miles northeast of Ellsworth. |
Bentley | Sedgwick | Current Town | 1888-Present | |
Benton | Butler | Current Town | 1872-Present | |
Berea | Franklin | Lost Town | 1863-1870 | |
Berlin | Bourbon | Lost Town | 1879-1903 | In 1910, it had a population of 15. It was located about 15 miles northwest of Fort Scott. |
Berlin | Riley | Lost Town | 1872-1876 | |
Bern | Nemaha | Current Town | Settled by Swiss immigrants who first arrived in about 1854. A branch of the California Trail passed right over the Bern townsite. |
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Bernal/Elmer | Reno | Lost Town | 1887-1913 | Located seven miles south of Hutchinson, Bernal was on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Though the post office was called Bernal, the railroad called the town Elmer. |
Bero | Cherokee | Lost Town | ||
Berryton | Shawnee | Lost Town | Located south of Topeka, it is named after George Washington Berry, a pioneer. | |
Bertie | Graham | Lost Town | ||
Berwick | Nemaha | Lost Town | 1887-1937 | Berwick was a little station on the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad. |
Berwick | Saline | Lost Town | 1881-1885 | |
Bethany | Osborne | Name Change | Now Portis | |
Bethany | Smith | Lost Town | ||
Bethel | Marion | Lost Town | 1870-1883 | |
Bethel | Wyandotte | Extinct Town | 1889-1996 | It was located on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, about ten miles west of Kansas City. In 1910 it had a money order post office, telegraph and express facilities, and a population of 25. |
Beulah | Crawford | Extinct Town | 1874-1955 | Located in Sheridan Township, the town was founded in 1874 by a colony of Methodists. |
Beverley | Sumner | Lost Town | 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. |
Beverly | Lincoln | Current Town | ||
Biays | Russell | Lost Town | 1885-1887 | |
Bichet | Marion | Lost Town | None | French immigrants settled in the Cottonwood Valley from 1857 to 1885. The place still has an old one-room school. |
Big Bend | Jewell | Lost Town | ||
Big Bend | Phillips | Lost Town | ||
Big Bend | Republic | Lost Town | ||
Big Blue City | Johnson | Lost Town | 1858 | Chartered 1858. |
Big Creek | Bourbon | Lost Town | Post office 1859. | |
Big Creek Station | Ellis | Lost Town | 1867 | The post office moved from Fort Fletcher, only open for four months. The post office moved to Hays. |
Big Hill or Spring Hill | Montgomery | Lost Town | Post office and Indian town | |
Big John, Big John Spring | Morris | Lost Place | Campsite on the Santa Fe Trail, east of Council Grove. It was named for Big John Walker, a member of the Sibley survey party of 1825. | |
Big Labette | Neosho | Lost Town | 1870-1871 | |
Big Springs | Douglas | Ghost Town | Northwest corner of the county, three miles from the Kansas River. It was on the Oregon Trail. Still a small village. | |
Big Stranger | Leavenworth | Extinct Town | Located in Stranger Township on the Union Pacific Railroad. | |
Big Timber | Ellis | Lost Town | Post office 1868. | |
Big Timber | Riley | Lost Town | ||
Big Timber | Rush | Lost Town | None | |
Big Timbers | Wallace | Lost Town | ||
Big Turkey | McPherson | Lost Town | 1860-1866 | |
Big Turkey Creek Ranch | Marion | Lost Place | On Santa Fe Trail; Post office 1864. | |
Bigelow | Marshall | Lost Town | 1881-1960 | The town was demolished during the construction of Tuttle Creek Lake. |
Billingsville | Norton | Lost Town | ||
Bill’s Creek | Chase | Lost Town | 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. |
Billow | Finney | Lost Town | 1886 | A post office was authorized for over a month but was never established. |
Birch | Sedgwick | Lost Town | 1879-1894 | A station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. |
Bird City | Cheyenne | Current Town | 1884-Present | |
Bird Nest | Pawnee | Lost Town | 1883-1891 | |
Birley | Chase | Lost Town | 1876-1901 | It was first settled in about 1868. W.H. Birley was the first postmaster. In 1910, its population was 32. |
Birmingham | Haskell | Lost Town | Vacated 1895. | |
Birmingham | Jackson | Lost Town | 1888-1942 | A hamlet in Franklin Township located on the Missouri Pacific Railroad four miles southeast of Holton. In 1910, it had a general store, a money order post office, telegraph and express offices, and a population of 50. |
Bisbee | Howard Branch of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. | |||
Bishop | Jewell | Lost Town | ||
Bishop | Shawnee | Also called Sugar Works and Hansford, it was on the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad in 1887. | ||
Bismark | Lincoln | Lost Town | ||
Bismark | Wabaunsee | Lost Town | German name. | |
Bismarck Grove | Douglas | Lost Pace | NA | Bismarck Grove was once one of the most beautiful natural parks in the state. Later, it was a fairground. Now, it is part of Lawrence. |
Bison | Rush | Current Town | 1888-Present | |
Bissell | Republic | Lost Town | 1895 | After four months, the post office Order of change was rescinded. |
Bichet | Marion | Extinct Town | None | French immigrants settled in the Cottonwood Valley from 1857 to 1885. Still has a one-room school |
Bitter or Bittertown | Lyon | Lost Town | ||
Bittercreek | Sumner | Lost Town | 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. |
Black Bob Reservation | Johnson | Lost Town | 1875-1879 | Chief Black Bob and his Shawnee Indian band of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, lived on land controlled by Spain in eastern Missouri before moving to Kansas. |
Black Hawk | Osborn | Lost Town | ||
Black Jack | Douglas | Lost Town | 1858-1894 | On the Santa Fe Trail. The Battle of Black Jack was fought here on June 2, 1856. It is a historic site today. |
Black Warrior | Saline | Lost Town | 1871 | The post office was open for less than three months. |
Black Wolf | Ellsworth | Lost Town | 1879-1908 | On the Kansas Pacific Railroad. Only grain elevators are left today. |
Black Vermillion Crossing | Marshall | Lost Place | NA | On the Oregon Trail. in about 1841. James H. Marshall’s grave 1844; Louis Tremble corduroy toll bridge and blacksmith c1850-56. In 1860, the keeper of the Big Vermillion toll bridge tallied an average of 75 trains per day, mostly ox teams. |
Blackjack Spring | Pottawatomie | Lost Place | NA | Campsite on Fort Leavenworth-Fort Riley Military Road at St. George. |
Blacksmith/Centre Grove | Shawnee | Lost Town | 1871-1872 | The post office was named Centre Grove for less than a month before changing to Blacksmith. |
Blackstone/Rex | Sumner | Lost Town | 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. |
Blaine | Pottawatomie | Extinct Town | 1874-1976. | On the Oregon Trail. It still has a beautiful church and a few residents. |
Blair | Doniphan | Extinct Town | 1908-1957 | Joel P. Blair, townsite owner. |
Blairs Station | Doniphan | Lost Town | 1871-1872 | Joel P. Blair, postmaster. |
Blaiseville | Wallace | Lost Town | ||
Blakeman | Rawlins | Lost Town | West of Atwood; townsite sold in 1910. | |
Blake’s Town – See Kansas Falls | Lost Town | |||
Blanchard | Kingman | Lost Town | 1884-1887 | |
Blanche | Elk | Lost Town | 1897-1901 | |
Branchville | Marshall | Lost Town | 1871-1879 | The post office was named for Horatio Blanchard, the postmaster, and early settler. It was located in Walnut Township. |
Bland | Bourbon | Lost Town | 1894 | A country post office near Garland was in J.S. Walker’s home. It was only open for four months. |
Bland | Reno | Lost Town | 1900-1905 | At one time, Bland supplied mail to at least 95 people and had a store. Gus Knoebel, the first postmaster, owned the land directly north of town and was the first postmaster. Bland was located about 12 miles east of Hutchinson in the Kisiwa Creek Valley. |
Blandford | Sumner | Lost Town | 1879-1880 | |
Blanton | Douglas | Lost Town | 1855-1856 | Blanton’s Bridge at Oregon & California Trail crossing of the Wakarusa River south of Lawrence in 1855. Napoleon Blanton, Proprietor. The 1855 Territorial Legislature authorized the toll bridge. Napoleon Blanton, postmaster. |
Blendon | Sedgwick | Lost Town | 1875-1884 | It was located in Attica Township, ten miles west of Wichita. In the early 1880s, it had two stores, a restaurant, and a blacksmith shop. |
Block | Miami | John Block, pioneer. | ||
Bloom | Ford | Ghost Town | On the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad in 1887. | |
Bloomfield | Elk | Lost Town | 1872-1879 | |
Bloomfield | ?? | Lost Town | 1884-1888 | Post office from 01/21/1884 to 03/02/1888. |
Bloomfield | Montgomery | Lost Town | None | A short distance northeast of Elk City, it was established in about 1868 but succumbed to Elk City. |
Blooming Grove | Linn | Lost Town | Site of a Chouteau trading post. | |
Bloomingdale | Barber | Lost Town | ||
Bloomingdale | Barton | Lost Town | 1876-1883 | The Bloomingdale Cemetery still stands about three miles northwest of Claflin, Kansas. |
Bloomingdale | McPherson | Name Change. | 1871-1872 | The post office moved to Roxbury. |
Bloomington | Atchison | Name Change. | Now Rushville. | |
Bloomington | Douglas | Name Change. | Post office 1855, Incorporated 1857. Changed to Clinton, 1858. | |
Blue Jackets Crossing | Douglas | Lost Place | Also called Blue Jackets Ford. Crossing of the Wakarusa River c1855. George Bluejacket, Proprietor. The settlement was incorporated as “Sebastian” and consisted of a hotel run by Charles or George Bluejacket, and a store operated by William “Dutch Bill” Greiffenstein. George Bluejacket was an incorporator of Sebastian. William C. Quantrill crossed here in 1863 to attack Lawrence. | |
Blue Mound | Douglas | On the Oregon Trail southeast of Lawrence. | ||
Blue Mound | Linn | Current Town | ||
Blue Mound | Wallace | Lost Town | ||
Blue Rapids | Marshall | Current Town | On the Missouri Pacific Railroad. | |
Blue Stem | Russell | Lost Town | 1877-1887 | The post office moved to Lucas. |
Bluemont. | Riley | Lost Town | Vacated 1869; now Agricultural College grounds. | |
Bluff City | Harper | Current Town | 1878-Present | |
Bluff Creek | Harper | Lost Town | Now Bluff | |
Bluff Creek Ranch | Ford | Lost Town | ||
Bluffton | Coffey | Lost Town | 1888-1892 | |
Bluffton | Ottawa | Lost Town | ||
Bluffton Stage Station | Trego | Lost Place | NA | Bluffton Station in Trego County, Kansas, it was a stop on the Butterfield Overland Despatch stage line on the Smoky Hill Trail. |
Bluffville | Ellsworth | Lost Town | 1875-1887 | Moved to Geneseo, in Rice County, in 1887. |
Bly | Clark | Lost Town | ||
Boaz | Greenwood | Lost Town | 1882-1883 | |
Bodarc | Butler | Lost Town | 1892-1904 | A little hamlet on Walnut Creek, about six miles southeast of Augusta, the most convenient railroad station. |
Bodaville | Riley | Lost Town | 1895-1905 | William Bode, pioneer. |
Bodock | Butler | Lost Town | 1883-1885 | The post office moved to Latham. |
Bogue | Graham | Current Town | ||
Boicourt/Barnard/Cobb | Linn | Lost Town | 1869-1964 | Boicourt was once located about three miles northwest of Trading Post. |
Bolcker | Washington | Lost Town | ||
Boling | Leavenworth | Lost Town | 1882-1918 | On the Leavenworth & Topeka Railroad about nine miles southwest of Leavenworth. |
Bolton/Breneman | Montgomery | Extinct Town | 1886-1930 | Bolton was laid out in 1886 when the railroad was extended to that point. It was named for Jeff Bolt, a rancher. It was a station on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. In 1910, it had a money-order post office and was supplied with a telegraph, telephone, and express service. Serving as a shipping and supply point, it had a population of 75 at that time. Today, a few houses and a Friends Church remain. It is located on Highway 75 between Caney and Independence. |
Bonaccord | Dickinson | Lost Town | 1884-1902 | It was in the western part of the county, not far from the Saline County line, about 12 miles from Abilene. |
Bonasa | Wichita | Name Change. | Changed to Leoti. | |
Bonanza | Cherokee | Name Change. | Now, Galena is also called Empire City and Short Creek. | |
Bonaville | McPherson | Lost Town | ||
Bond/Lone Star | Douglas | Extinct Town | 1875-1953 | First settled in 1854 by pro-slavery advocates who wanted slavery to be legal in Kansas Territory. The town’s name changed from Bond to Lone Star in 1899. This area still has an active church, another commercial building, and several area homes. |
Bond’s Landing | Doniphan | Lost Place | Established in 1846, about 15 miles above St. Joseph on the Missouri River at the mouth of Dillon’s Creek, former Jamestown Landing. | |
Bone Springs | Reno | Lost Town | 1874-1902 | It was located on a tributary of the Ninnescah River, about 25 miles southwest of Hutchinson. Also southwest of Arlington. The community had a school. |
Bonewitz | Barton | Lost Town | 1882-1884 | |
Bonifield & Roberts Ferry | Doniphan | Lost Place | NA | Established in 1852 on the Missouri River in Boston, Missouri. Peter S. Roberts, Proprietor. The road on the Kansas side was called the “Boston Ferry Road” during the Territorial period. |
Bonita | Johnson | Lost Town | 1890-1934 | A small town located about five miles south of Olathe. |
Bonner Springs | Wyandotte | Current Town | 1886-Present | |
Bonny Doon | Ness | Lost Town | ||
Bonton Ferry | Doniphan | Lost Place | NA | Established in 1849 on the Missouri River six miles above St. Joseph. A town named Fairview was platted in 1857 at the landing on the Kansas side. |
Boon | Sumner | Lost Town | 1879-1887 | The post office moved to Hukle. |
Boonville | Coffey | Lost Town | At or near present Ottumwa. | |
Booth | Pawnee | Lost Town | 1881-1884 | The post office moved from Fort Larned. |
Booth/Darlow | Reno | Lost Town | 1890-1935 | The name changed to Darlow on October 2, 1900. It was a station on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad six miles south of Hutchinson. This place once had a blacksmith, a lumberyard, two elevators, a depot, a grocery, and a school. In 1910, it had an express office, a money order post office with one rural route, and a population of 75. Today, only a few homes remain. |
Border | Elk | Lost Town | 1875-1877 | |
Bosland/Attica | Ellsworth | Name Change. | 1871-1873 | The name changed from Attica to Bosland after five months. In 1873, Bosland became Wilson. |
Bosna | Trego | Lost Town | 1880-1921 | It was located on Big Creek, about 12 miles southwest of Wakeeney, the most convenient railroad station. |
Boss | Logan | Lost Town | On the Kansas Pacific Railroad. | |
Boston | Chautauqua | Lost Town | 1871-1879 | Boston fought for the county seat, creating the so-called “Boston War.” |
Boston | Riley | Lost Town | Now Manhattan. | |
Boston Ferry | Doniphan | Lost Place | NA | Established in 1851 on the Missouri River at Amazonia, Missouri. Perhaps named for the Boston family. John Boston lived on the Kansas side in 1868. |
Boston Ferry | Doniphan | Lost Place | NA | Established in 1849 on the Missouri River above St. Joseph, Missouri. A town named Fairview was platted in 1857 at the landing on the Kansas side. |
Boston Mills | Cherokee | Lost Town | 1874-1893 | Located on the Spring River about two miles north of Empire City. |
Bourassa’s Mills, Bursaw’s Mills | Wabaunsee | Lost Town | Indian village near Maple Hill. | |
Bourbon County | Bourbon | Current County | NA | Established in 1855, it was one of the original 36 counties. The county seat is Fort Scott. |
Bourbonnais Toll Bridge | Shawnee | Lost Place | NA | Located on Bourbonnais Creek, two miles east of St. Mary’s Mission on the Oregon Trail. Peter Bourbonnais, a mixed-blood Potawatomi Indian, was the proprietor. He also owned a sawmill and trading post at this location. |
Bovard | Crawford | Lost Town | ||
Bowdenville | Smith | Lost Town | ||
Bowling Green | Franklin | Lost Town | 1855-1857 | |
Boyd/Maherville | Barton | Lost Town | 1874-1937 | First called Maherville when it began as a station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. |
Boyer | Rawlins | Lost Town | ||
Boyle | Jefferson | Lost Town | 1872-1882 1884-1945 |
Boyle was a station on the Union Pacific Railroad. |
Box | Cowley | Lost Town | 1880-1890 | |
Bozarth, Charleston | Doniphan | Lost Town | 1901-1903 | The post office was established in 1900 on the old site of Charleston. |
Bradley Springs | Ellsworth | Lost Town | 1874-1883 | Moved to Winston in 1883. |
Brainerd/Holden | Butler | Lost Town | 1870-1907 | The name changed from Holden to Brainerd on January 25, 1886 |
Braman Hill | Wyandotte | Lost Town | 1878-1887 | The post office moved from Six Mile. When it closed, it moved to Summundowot. |
Bramlette | Woodson | Lost Town | ||
Branchport, Holmwood | Jewell | Lost Town | ||
Brantford | Washington | Lost Town | ||
Bray | Sherman | Lost Town | ||
Brazilton | Crawford | Lost Town | 1882-1966 | |
Breezy Hill | Crawford | Lost Town | 1916-1919 | A small unincorporated mining camp located about two miles east of Arma. It had many homes, a school, and several businesses at one time. |
Bremen | Marshall | Current Town | ||
Brenham | Kiowa | Lost Town | On the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad in 1887. | |
Brenner | Doniphan | Lost Town | 1871-1917 | The town was laid out by the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad in 1872. |
Brett | Norton | Lost Town | ||
Brewster | Thomas | Current Town | 1887-Present | |
Brickton | Montgomery | Lost Town | 1905 | The post office’s order of change was rescinded. |
Bridgeport | Saline | Extinct Town | 1879-1976 | An unincorporated community in Smoky View Township. As of the 2020 census, the community’s population and nearby areas was 64. |
Briggsvale | Wyandotte | Lost Town | Located at the Delaware Baptist Mission in 1847. | |
Bridlong | Cherokee | Lost Town | ||
Brigham | Greenwood | Lost Town | 1890-1893 | |
Bright | Ness | Lost Town | Established 1879. | |
Brighton | Kingman | Lost Town | 1879-1886 | |
Bristol | Coffey | The name came from ‘brycgstow,’ the “site of the bridge,” a name widely used in England and a popular town name in America, where there were 25 Bristols. | ||
Bristol | Jefferson | Lost Town | On the north bank of the Kansas River. | |
Bristow | Cloud | |||
Bristow | Osborne | Lost Town | ||
Britton | Butler | Lost Town | 1872-1877 | The post office moved to Cedar Ford. |
Brittsville | Mitchell | Name Change. | Now Simpson. | |
Broadview | Saline | Lost Town | 1875-1879 | The post office moved to Torry. |
Broderick | Pottawatomie | Lost Town | 1891-1903 | |
Bronson/Wilsonville | Bourbon | Current Town | 1875-Present | The name changed from Wilsonville to Bronson for Ira Bronson, a Fort Scott Attorney. It was on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. |
Brookdale | Rice | Name Change. | Now Lyons. | |
Brookdale | Rush | Lost Town | 1875-1888 | |
Brooklyn | Barton | Lost Town | 1883-1887 | |
Brooklyn | Douglas | Lost Town | ||
Brooklyn | Lincoln | Lost Town | ||
Brooklyn | Linn | Lost Town | 1857-1871 | Chartered 1858. A pro-slavery settlement that got its start in the fall of 1855 |
Brooks | Wilson | Lost Town | 1880-1905 | A station on the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad near the south line of the county. It was located in Newark Township, 15 miles southeast of Fredonia. After its post office closed, it received its mail from Cherryvale in Montgomery County. The population in 1910 was 21. |
Brookville | Saline | Current Town | It was on the Kansas Pacific Railroad in 1867. Once a cowtown, now a semi-ghost town. | |
Broughton | Clay | Lost Town | In the mid to late 1800s, it is believed that a flood wiped it out. | |
Bross | Kingman | Lost Town | 1880-1888 | |
Brough, Hayes | Nemaha | Lost Town | 1877-1880 | This town was first called Hayes. Changed to Brough in 1877. |
Brown | Brown | Current County | NA | One of the original 36 counties, it was established in 1855. Hiawatha is the county seat. |
Brown. | Coffey | Lost Town | None | A station on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway. |
Brown Rock, Carter | Washington | Lost Town | Formerly Carter. | |
Browntown | Butler | Lost Town | None | Company-owned Oil Town. |
Brownell | Ness | Current Town | 1880-Present | |
Brownlee | Atchison | Lost Town | 1885-1887 | |
Brownlow | Butler | Lost Town | 1871-1876 | The post office moved to Sunnyside. It was located north of Latham. |
Brownspur | Kingman | Extinct Town | 1914-1925 | Today, this is the site of Skyland Grain Company. It is located at 2407 State Hwy 11, about six miles northwest of Kingman. |
Brown’s Creek | Mitchell | Lost Town | ||
Brown’s Grove | Pawnee | Lost Town | ||
Brownville | Shawnee | Lost Town | Incorporated 1857. | |
Bruce | Crawford | Lost Town | 1898-1906 | |
Bruce City | Dickinson | Lost Town | ||
Bruno | Butler | Lost Town | None | Isaac Newland was one of the town organizers. |
Bruno | Montgomery | Lost Town | 1871 | The post office was only open for a little more than five months. |
Brush Creek, Neutral | Cherokee | Name Change | The name changed to Neutral. | |
Brushville | Cherokee | Lost Town | 1858-1860 1861-1862 1866-1867 |
Brushville was originally settled within the Cherokee Neutral Lands. It was located west of Riverton. |
Bryan/Wathena | Doniphan | Name Change | The name changed to Wathena in 1856. Milton Bryan was the first postmaster. The name changed to Wathena. | |
Bryan’s Bridge | Geary | Lost Place | NA | Established in 1858 on Madison Creek, on the Fort Riley-Fort Kearny Military Road. Lieutenant Francis Bryan contracted to build ten bridges on small creeks north of Fort Riley. Contract awarded to Alfred Hebard for $12,500. The creeks identified were Madison, Miry, Middleton, Loup, Parsons, Uphill, Rocky Fork, Crooked Creek, Goodale’s Branch, and Bryan’s Fork. |
Bryant | Butler | Lost Town | 1872-1885 | |
Buchanan | Saline | Lost Town | Located near the mouth of Solomon River, incorporated in 1857, | |
Buck Grove | Jackson | Lost Town | 1870-1881 | |
Buckcreek | Jefferson | Lost Town | 1899-1905 | Buckcreek was a station on the Union Pacific Railroad. Today the old Buckcreek school still stands at the site. |
Buckeye | Dickinson | Lost Town | 1900-1904 | Located in Buckeye Township, about eight miles north of Abilene. The population was 40 in 1910. |
Bucklin | Ford | Current Town | 1885-Present | |
Buckner | Hodgeman | Lost Town | 1880-91 | Arthur Dickinson, postmaster. |
Buckner Creek Crossing | Hodgeman | Lost Place | NA | Located on the Fort Hays-Fort Dodge Military Road. Buckner Creek was named for Simon B. Buckner c1855, who later became a Confederate general. Coincidentally, the ranch at the crossing was owned by a man named Buckner. Buckner Creek was named for Simon B. Buckner c1855, who later became a Confederate general. Coincidentally, the ranch at the crossing was owned by a man named Buckner. |
Buda | Ness | Lost Town | ||
Buckeye | Trego | Lost Town | Established in 1886, Buckeye was located south of the Smoky Hill River. | |
Buckeye City | Chase | Lost Town | None | Four log cabins constituted this settlement that was named for Buckeye Creek. The settlers here were Ohio people, hence the name Buckeye. |
Bucyrus | Miami | Ghost Town | ||
Buel | Mitchell | Lost Town | ||
Buenna Vista | Barber | Lost Town | ||
Buena Vista | Barton | Lost Town | 1879-1887 | The post office moved to Hoisington in April 1887. |
Buffalo | Geary | Lost Town | The Town association was incorporated in 1857. | |
Buffalo | Doniphan | Lost Town | Near Eagle Springs. | |
Buffalo, Buffalo Park | Gove | Lost Town | It was on the Kansas Pacific Railroad. | |
Buffalo | Wilson | Current Town | 1867-Present | Located in Clifton Township. |
Buffalo | Reno | Lost Town | 1873? | In about 1873, the town had a store, a doctor, a small drugstore, a livery, a dressmaker, a wind-powered flour and grist mill, and a post office. |
Buffalo Creek | Ellsworth | Lost Town | ||
Buffalo Junction/Yuma | Cloud | Name Change | The name was changed to Yuma. A post office was operated at Yuma from May 1880 and December 1900. the settlement was populated from 1878 until the 1930s. Yuma is also a lost town today. A historical marker remains where the town once stood. It was located near the intersections of K-28 and County Road 777. | |
Buffton | Ottawa | Name Change | ||
Buffville | Wilson | Lost Town | 1910-1943 | |
Buhler | Reno | Current Town | 1888-Present | Old Mennonite Brethren church |
Bull City | Osborne | Name Change | Now Alton | |
Bull Creek | Johnson | Lost Town | Twelve miles east of Baldwin, on the Santa Fe Trail. | |
Bull Creek Crossing | Johnson | Lost Place | NA | On the Oregon Trail in about 1840, Jim Rogers, a Shawnee Indian, proprietor. He farmed and provided meals and lodging to travelers. |
Bunch | Butler | Lost Town | 1898-1904 | A rural hamlet located about 18 miles nearly due south of Eldorado and eight miles northwest of Wingate, the nearest railroad station. |
Buncomb | Brown | Lost Town | 1870-1871 | The post office moved to Saint Francis. |
Bundy’s Ferry | Miami | Lost Place | Operating in 1859 over the Marais des Cygnes River, one mile south of Stanton, Josiah Bundy was the proprietor. | |
Bunker Hill | Atchison | Lost Town | ||
Bunker Hill | Russell | Current Town | It was established in 1868 by an emigrant train from the Licking County, Ohio, area on the Kansas Pacific Railroad. | |
Burden/Burdenville | Cowley | Current Town | Named for Robert F. Burden, pioneer. The name changed from Burdenville to Burden. | |
Burdett | Pawnee | Current Town | ||
Burdick/Linsdale | Morris | Current Town | 1887-Present | It is located between Diamond Springs and Lost Springs on the Santa Fe Trail. The name has changed from Linsdale to Burdick. |
Bureau | Logan | Lost Town | 1885-1887 | A post office opened in September 1885. It was moved to McAllister in May 1887. |
Burgess | Butler | Lost Town | 1887-1888 | |
Burlingame | Osage | Current Town | 1855-Present | Burlingame is the oldest community in Osage County. Its main street was once part of the Santa Fe Trail. Named after Anson Burlingame, the founder of Burlingame. |
Burlington | Coffey | Current Town | County seat. It was on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway. | |
Burns | Marion | Current Town | It was on the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad. | |
Burnside | Atchison | Lost Town | 1857-1858 | |
Burnt Creek | Greenwood | Lost Town | 1873-1874 | |
Burr Oak | Jewell | Current Town | James McCormick, the postmaster, named the town. | |
Burrton | Harvey | Current Town | 1873-Present | |
Burrton | Reno | Lost Town | 1872 | It was on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. The post office was only open for six months. |
Burrton | Rice | |||
Bursaw’s Mills, Bourassa’s Mills | Wabaunsee | Lost Town | Indian village near Maple Hill. | |
Burt | Woodson | Daniel H. Burt, first postmaster. | ||
Busby | Elk | Lost Town | 1885-1906 | The post office moved from Amy. In 1910, Busby had a population of 47. Buxton on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad was the nearest railroad station in Wilson County. It was 12 miles east of Howard. |
Bush City/Haskell | Anderson | 1880-1956 | The name was changed to Bush City on April 19, 1921. | |
Bushnell | Cowley | Lost Town | None | Bushnell once had a hotel. But by the 1950s, a farmhouse was built on the old site. |
Bushnell | Sumner | Lost Town | 1878-1879 | The post office moved from Ninnescah. |
Bushong | Lyon | Ghost Town | An old railroad town. | |
Bushton/Sorghum | Rice | Current Town | 1883-Present | On the Missouri Pacific Railroad, Bushton was a rival of Cain City for the railroad. The latter became a ghost town when the railroad went through Bushton and bypassed Cain City. The name changed from Sorghum to Bushton. Prosper in Farmer Township was Bushton’s rival. |
Butler | Washington | Lost Town | ||
Butler City | Pottawatomie | Lost Town | ||
Butler County | Butler | Current County | NA | One of the original 36 counties was established in 1855. The county seat is El Dorado |
Butler’s, Middletown. | Jefferson | Lost Town | Established in 1858. Midway between Lecompton and Leavenworth. | |
Butte | Logan | Lost Town | 1885-1891 | A post office opened in May 1888 and closed in March 1891. |
Butterfly | Kingman | Lost Town | 1880-1881 | |
Buxton | Wilson | Lost Town | 1887-1921 | Established in 1886 when the railroad was built. The Arkansas Valley Town and Land Company owned the land which laid off the lots. |
Byard | Butler | Lost Town | 1858-1859 | |
Byers/Naron | Pratt | Extinct Town | 1915-2004 | Formerly named Naron after Levi Holloway Naron, a pioneer of Pratt County. The town was named for Otto P. Byers and Walter P. Byers, who owned the Byers Railroad. The post office closed on January 3, 2004. |
Byron, Harbine | Republic | Lost Town | ||
Byron | Woodson | Lost Town |