Independence Crossing of the Oregon and California Trails.
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| Place Name | County | Place Type | Post Office Dates | More Information |
| Iago, Igo | Rooks | Lost Town | ||
| Iatan Ferry | Lost Place | NA | This ferry operated from 1855-61 on the Missouri River. Formerly Daugherty’s Landing, Nimrod Farley, proprietor. | |
| Iantha or Ianthe | Anderson | Lost Town | Laid out in 1856, it was the first town laid out in the county. The name was changed to Kansas City, and the townsite was abandoned in 1858. | |
| Ibaton | Jewell | Lost Town | ||
| Ida | Harper | Lost Town | Near Albion. | |
| Ida | Republic | Lost Town | Located in 1872; abandoned in 1882; named for Miss Ida Williams, daughter of a pioneer settler. | |
| Idaville | Reno | Lost Town | 1875-1876 | The post office moved to Nonpariel. |
| Idell | Crawford | Lost Town | 1870-1901 | Idell was situated on Hickory Creek, 12 miles southwest of Girard. |
| Idenbro | Labette | Lost Town | Named forThomas T. Iden, postmaster. | |
| Ilion | Rawlins | Possibly named after Ilion, New York. | ||
| Imes/Larimore | Franklin | Lost Town | 1877-1917 | Named for Harmon Imes, the postmaster. The name changed from Larimore to Imes on May 23, 1887. |
| Imogene | Reno | Lost Town | It was on the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad in 1887. | |
| Independence | Montgomery | Current Town | County seat. | |
| Independence Crossing | Marshall | Lost Place | A trading post six miles south of Marysville in 1848, located at the point where General John C. Fremont forded the Blue River in 1842 and where the Mormons crossed in later years. | |
| Independence Spring | Atchison | Lost Town | P.O. 1855. | |
| Indian City | Linn | Lost Town | Two miles west of Prescott. | |
| Indian Creek | Elk | Lost Town | 1873-1882 | |
| Indian Creek | Linn | Lost Town | 1862-1868 | |
| Indian Creek Campground | Johnson | Lost Place | This emigrant staging area extended several miles from the Missouri State line in a southwest direction and included Indian Creek and its several branches. West of Little Santa Fe, the trail from Independence paralleled Tomahawk Creek, a southern branch of Indian Creek, to the divide east of Lone Elm Campground. | |
| Indiana City/Scranton | Osage | Name Change | Now Scranton. | |
| Indian Valley | Anderson | Lost Place | 1861 | The post office was only open for about eight months. |
| Indianapolis | Miami | Lost Town | P.O. 1859. | |
| Indianola/Smithfield | Butler | Lost Town | 1871-1902 | In Benton Township. The name changed from Smithfield to Indianola on June 1, 1874. It was located 12 miles southwest of Eldorado and eight miles northwest of Augusta. |
| Indianola | Shawnee | Lost Town | 1855-1868 | It was founded by H. D. McMeekin and was a pro-slavery settlement north of Topeka. |
| Industry | Clay | Lost Town | ||
| Industry | Dickinson | Lost Town | 1876-1906 | The post office moved from Lovejoy. |
| Inez | Sherman | Lost Town | ||
| Ingalls | Gray | Current Town | Located on the Santa Fe Trail. In 1887 Asa T. Soule, a millionaire promoter from New York, laid out the town and named it after Senator John J. Ingalls. | |
| Ingalls | Lincoln | Lost Town | ||
| Ingleton/Arnold | Crawford | Lost Town | 1871-1872 | The name was changed from Arnold to Ingleton on February 26, 1872. |
| Ingo | Barber | Lost Town | ||
| Inland | Greenwood | Lost Town | 1862-1863 | |
| Inman/Superior | McPherson | Current Town | Also called Superior, it was located on the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad in 1887; | |
| Inman | Pratt | Lost Town | Established 1879. | |
| Ino | Osage | Lost Town | 1899-1900 | |
| Inver | Atchison | Lost Town | ||
| Invermay | Atchison | Lost Town | 1882-1897 | |
| Inyo | Harper | Lost Town | Located one mile from the county line. | |
| Iola | Allen | Current Town | County seat. Founded in 1857 and settled by German immigrants. | |
| Iola | Doniphan | Lost Town | None | Located near the Wolf River, across from the community of Fanning. |
| Ionia | Jewell | -1987 | The post office closed on January 1, 1987. | |
| Iowa | Ness | Lost Town | ||
| Iowa City, Iowa Creek | Crawford | Lost Town | 1867 1870-1877 |
Iowa City was situated two miles southeast of Pittsburg. |
| Iowa Point | Doniphan | Lost Town | 1955-1933 | It was located on the Missouri River and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad in Iowa Township. |
| Iowaville | Sedgwick | 1874-1902 | ||
| Irene | Pratt | Lost Town | It was between Wichita and Dodge City. | |
| Irish Creek | Marshall | Lost Place | Located on the south fork of the Black Vermillion River, this was located on the crossing of the Parallel Road In 1859. It was probably the Gilliam Company campsite on June 4, 1844. | |
| Iron Mound | Saline | Lost Town | 1866-1868 | |
| Irving | Marshall | Lost town | 1860-1960 | Irving had a tragic life filled with drought, grasshoppers, & tornadoes before it was finally wiped out with the Tuttle Lake Dam. |
| Isabel | Barber | Current Town | ||
| Island City | Geary | Lost Town | 1855 | |
| Island Creek | Wyandotte | Lost Town | 1866 | The post office was only open for a month. |
| Italia, Florence | Lyon | Name Change | Now Neosho Rapids. | |
| Iuka | Pratt | Current Town | Held the county seat until a redistricting of the area; | |
| Ivanhoe | Haskell | Lost Town | Vacated 1903. | |
| Ivanpah | Greenwood | Lost Town | 1879-1904 | |
| Ives | Montgomery | Lost Town | 1882-1884 | |
| Ivy/Bunker Hill | Lyon | Lost Town | 1870 1871-1896 |
The post office in Bunker Hill was only open for four months in 1870. It was reopened in 1871 and renamed Ivy. |
| Iwacura | Clay | Lost Town | ||
| Jack | Russell | Lost Town | 1883-1888 | |
| Jackson | Linn | Lost Town | 1858-1859 1862-1872 |
Jackson was the first post office established in Liberty Township on June 30, 1858. |
| Jackson County | Jackson | Current County | NA | One of the original 36 counties, it was created in 1855. It was initially called Calhoun County. Holton is the county seat. |
| Jackson’s Mills | Wilson | Lost Town | ||
| Jacksonville | Multiple | Lost Town | On the corner of four counties — Cherokee, Crawford, Labette, and Neosho. | |
| Jacksonville | Jefferson | Lost Town | 1883-1887 | |
| Jacksonville | Smith | Lost Town | ||
| Jaggard | Leavenworth | Lost Town | 1889-1905 | On the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad two miles northwest of Bonner Springs |
| Jamaica | Greenwood | Lost Town | ||
| James Crossing | Jackson | Lost Town | 1862-1886 | James’ Crossing was established in 1862 on Soldier Creek; John James, Proprietor & postmaster. Post village in 1864. On the post road from Atchison to Louisville in 1864. |
| Jamesburgh | Sedgwick | Lost Town | 1873-1880 | Located a little over two miles northwest of Wichita. It was laid out in the winter of 1872-73 and named for James Morgan, the proprietor. It once had a store, shop, and post office, but they were gone by the early 1880s. |
| Jamestown | Cloud | Current Town | ||
| Jamestown Ferry | Doniphan | Lost Place | Established in 1841 at Jamestown Landing on the Missouri River about 7.5 miles above St. Joseph, Missouri, near the mouth of Dillon Creek. | |
| Janesville | Greenwood | Lost Town | 1860-1880 | |
| Janet | Reno | Lost Town | Located between Arlington and Langdon on the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad | |
| Jaqua | Cheyenne | Lost Town | 1887-1919 | A small settlement located on the south fork of the Republican River in the southwestern part of the county. |
| Jarbalo | Leavenworth | Extinct Town | 1872-1958 | There are still several homes in the community and an active church. |
| Jarvis View, Jarvis Creek | Rice | Lost Town | East of Lyons on Santa Fe Trail. | |
| Jasper | Linn | Lost Town | 1898-1901 | |
| Jay | Leavenworth | Lost Town | 1898-1902 | Located about six miles southwest of Easton. |
| Jay Eu | Republic | Lost Town | ||
| Jay Hawk | Chautauqua | Name Change | The name changed to Matanzas. | |
| Jeddo | Allen | Lost Town | 1868-1877 | |
| Jefferson | Montgomery | Lost Town | 1888-1954 | Located on Fawn Creek, it was a station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. It was laid out in 1886 when the railroad was extended to that point and named for Albert Jefferson Broadbent, the original owner of the townsite. In 1910, it had an express office, good local trade, a money order post office with one rural route, and a population of 100. It still has several homes, including one that was once a schoolhouse built in 1900. |
| Jefferson | Republic | Lost Town | ||
| Jefferson City | Jefferson | Lost Town | 1864-1865 | |
| Jefferson County | Jefferson | Current County | One of the original 36 counties, it was created in 1855. Oskaloosa is the county seat. | |
| Jeffersonville | Cowley | Lost Town | 1870-1872 | The post office moved to Lazette. |
| Jeffrey | ||||
| Jennings | Decatur | Current Town | Named for Warren Jennings, the postmaster. | |
| Jerome | Anderson | Name Change | The name changed to Central City. | |
| Jerome | Atchison | Lost Town | ||
| Jericho | Gove | A small town located south and west of Hackberry. | ||
| Jerusalem | Johnson | Lost Town | 1895-1900 | Located two miles northeast of Gardner. |
| Jetmore | Hodgeman | Current Town | County seat. On the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. | |
| Jewell | Jewell | Current Town | Named for Colonel N. H. Billings, a founder of Jewell. | |
| Jewell Center/Mankato | Jewell | Name Change | Now Mankato. | |
| Jewell County | Jewell | Current County | NA | Created from unorganized area in 1867. Mankato is the county seat. |
| Jimtown | Phillips | Lost Town | Seven miles north of Phillipsburg. | |
| Jingo | Miami | Lost Town | ||
| Johnson | Crawford | Name Change | Now Drywood. | |
| Johnson | Pottowatomie | Lost Town | 1872-1873 | The post office was only open for about six months. |
| Johnson City | Stanton | Current Town | County seat. | |
| Johnson/Veteran | Stanton | Current Town | 1887-Present | County seat. The town was initially called Veteran. Changed to Johnson in 1887. On the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. |
| Johnson County | Johnson | Current County | NA | One of the original 36 counties, it was created in 1855. Olathe is the county seat. |
| Johnsonville | Jewell | Lost Town | ||
| Johnston | Sumner | Lost Town | None | It was one mile north and 3.5 miles west of Caldwell at 1100 West 160th Street South. |
| Johnstown | McPherson | Lost Town | 1883 1885-1904 |
Named for John Johnson, the postmaster. A hamlet with a station on the Salina & McPherson branch of the Union Pacific Railroad. It was six miles south of Lindsborg, the nearest significant town. |
| Jones | Morris | Lost Town | On the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad. | |
| Jonesburg | Chautauqua | Lost Town | ||
| Jonestown | Allen | Lost Town | 1875-1879 | Nine miles east of Iola. |
| Jonesville | Brown | Lost Town | 1879-1885 | |
| Jordon Springs | Reno | Lost Town | 1875-1887 | Jordan Springs had a school, a store, and a beauty shop. It was located about two miles west and one mile south of Langdon, or 30 miles southwest of Hutchinson. |
| Josalina | Lincoln | Lost Town | 1886 | The post office was only open for a few months, from February 23, 1886, to July 28, 1886 |
| Journeycake, Johnny Cake | Leavenworth | Name Change | An Indian village, a stage station, and a post office. It was later called Stranger and now Linwood. | |
| Joy | Kiowa | Lost Town | On the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad in 1887. | |
| Joy | Lyon | Lost Town | ||
| Joy Creek | Washington | Lost Town | ||
| Judson | Smith | Lost Town | ||
| Julian | Montgomery | Lost Town | A paper town. | |
| Junction | Leavenworth | Lost Town | On the Missouri River. | |
| Junction City | Geary | Current Town | County seat. Founded in 1858 near the junction of the Republican and Smoky Hill Rivers. Originally named Manhattan, it was located on the Smoky Hill Trail. It was a station on the Leavenworth-Pikes Peak Express. Later located on the Kansas Pacific Railroad and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway. | |
| Juniata, Dyers’ Town | Pottawatomi | Lost Town | 1855-1856 | On the Fort Leavenworth-Fort Riley Military Road. |
| Jurett | Wilson | Lost Town | 1871-1887 | The post office moved to Buxton. |