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Independence Crossing of the Oregon and California Trails.

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 1873-1886 Ibaton was a farming settlement in Esbon Township, in the western central part of Jewell County. In 1880, it had a population of about 200, a stone Catholic Church building, Methodist and United Brethren congregations, a school, and a grocery store.
Ida Harper Lost Town Near Albion.
Ida Republic Lost Town 1873-1885 It was located in 1872 and named for Miss Ida Williams, daughter of a pioneer settler.
Idana Clay Extinct Town 1882-1980 The name Idana was a combination of the names of two sisters: Ida Howland and Anna Broughton. It was located in Five Creeks Township on the Union Pacific Railroad, seven miles west of Clay Center. The Presbyterian Church, still the center of much activity in town, was built in 1889. The community has a few vacant business buildings and several homes.
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.
Idylwild Clay Lost Town 1897-1901 A hamlet located 11 miles north of Clay Center. The population in 1910 was 15.
Igo Rooks This was a country post office 13 miles southeast of Stockton, the county seat and banking point, and nine miles south . of Woodston, the nearest railway station.
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.
Imperial Finney Lost Town 1888-1932 In 1910, Imperial was a country post office with tri-weekly mail in Garfield Township with a population of 20. It was  23 miles northeast of Garden City and 19 miles southwest of Dighton, in Lane County, which was the nearest railroad station.
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 Dickinson Extinct Town 1876-1906 Industry straddles the Clay/Dickinson county line at the Chapman Creek crossing. Amazingly, for a small town without a post office for more than a century, it continues to be called home to numerous residents and has an active Methodist Church. It is located approximately 13 miles north of Abilene.
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 A country post office, it shipped grain and livestock, and mail was delivered daily to to John Andrews, the postmaster.
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 Extinct Town 1871-1982 Ionia, Kansas, is a ghost town near the middle forks of Limestone Creek in the southern part of Ionia Township of Jewell County, Kansas.
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 Hamilton Lost Town 1887-1890
1906-1933
A country post office, Irene was located in Bear Creek Township. In 1910, it had tri-weekly mail and a population of 25. The principal occupations were farming and stockraising. It was 15 miles southwest of Syracuse, the county seat.
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
Irwin Neosho Lost Town 1871 The post office was only open for about six months.
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 Neosho Lost Town 1871-1878
1880-1901
Located in the southeast part of Neosho County, the first settlement was made here in 1869 by L.F. Rogers, and a townsite was established
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 1882-1894 A country post office in Clay County, it was 18 miles northwest of Clay Center, the county seat, and 12 miles south of Clifton, its nearest banking and shipping point, from which its mail was delivered semi-weekly by stagecoach to James H. Geist, postmaster.
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 Jefferson Lost Town 1883-1887
Jacksonville Neosho Lost Town 1867-1882 Jacksonville was situated on the corners of Crawford, Neosho, and Labette Counties and within about 100 yards from the corner of Cherokee County.
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 Eau-Jay Eu Republic Lost Town 1872-1878
1879-1883
A post office in the southwestern part of Republic County, it was ten miles from Belleville.
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 1878-1883
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 Pottawatomie 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 1871-1885 In 1880, it had daily stagecoach service to Scandia and Cawker City. It was located in the southeastern part of Jewell County, 18 miles from Mankato, 12 from Jamestown, and an equal distance from Scottsville.
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.
Jonah Washington Lost Town 1898-1902 Jonah was eight miles southeast of Washington, the county seat, and five miles from Greenleaf, the nearest shipping point and the postoffice from which its mail was distributed after its post office closed.
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 1870-1878
Judson Smith Lost Town
Julia Kingman Lost Town 1889-1908 Located in Ninnescah Township, Julia was on the Missouri Pacific R. R. seven miles southeast of Kingman. The railroad’s name was Alameda. In 1910, it had a general store and a population of 27.
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, it was located on the Kansas Pacific Railroad and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway.
Juniata, Dyers’ Town Pottawatomie Lost Town 1855-1856 The Juniata crossing of the Big Blue River was on the Fort Leavenworth-Fort Riley Military Road.
Jurett Wilson  Lost Town 1871-1887 The post office moved to Buxton.

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