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| Place Name | County | Place Type | Post Office Dates | More Information |
| Wabaunsee | Wabaunsee | Extinct Town | 1855-1944 | |
| Wabaunsee & Webster City Ferry | Wabaunsee | Lost Place | Operated 1858-66 on the Kansas River; Wabaunsee Town Company, Proprietor. | |
| Wabaunsee County | Wabaunsee | Current County | NA | One of the original 36 counties, it was established in 1855. It was first called Richardson County. Alma is the county seat. |
| Waca | Sedgwick | Lost Town | ||
| Waco/Cowskin | Sedgwick | Lost Town | 1870-1905 | Indian village. The name changed from Cowskin to Waco on February 25, 1873. |
| Waconda | Mitchell | Lost Town | Platted by James W. Terry before March 1871; abandoned in 1873. Later it became Waconda Springs. | |
| Waconda Lake | Mitchell | Current Lake | On the former site of Waconda Springs. Waconda Lake at Glen Elder State Park. | |
| Waconda Springs | Mitchell | Lost Place | Today it is Waconda Lake at Glen Elder State Park. | |
| Wade, Wade’s Branch | Miami | Lost Town | ||
| Wadsworth | Leavenworth | Lost Town | 1886-1971 | |
| Wadsworth Mound | Anderson | Place | Ten miles from Garnett, Wadsworth Mound was used as a lookout by the Indians and later by John Brown, the famed abolitionist. | |
| Wadson, Woodson | Marshall or Nemaha | Lost Town | ||
| Wagner | Shawnee | Lost Town | 1880 | The post office was only open for four months. |
| Wagnersville | Phillips | Lost Town | ||
| Wagon Bed Springs | Grant | Historic Site | On the Santa Fe Trail. | |
| Wagonda | Osborne | On the south fork of the Solomon River. | ||
| Wagstaff | Miami | Named for W. R. Wagstaff, a pioneer. | ||
| Wah Wah | Butler | Lost Town | 1870-1871 | The post office was only open for about eight months. |
| Wah Wah Suk | Shawnee | Lost Town | 1870-1871 | Sixteen miles west of Topeka. The post office was only open for ten months. |
| Wakansa | Douglas | Lost Town | None | |
| Wakarusa | Douglas | Lost Town | 1857-1866 | Incorporated into Lawrence. On the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. |
| Wakarusa River Crossing | On the Oregon Trail. | |||
| WaKeeney | Trego | Current Town | On the Kansas Pacific Railroad. | |
| Wakefield | Clay | Current Town | English settlement. | |
| Wakefield | Douglas | Lost Town | None | |
| Wakeman | McPherson | Lost Town | 1894-1899 | |
| Wakeman | Norton | Lost Town | ||
| Waldeck/Cottonwood Holes | Marion | Lost Town | None | First situated along the Santa Fe Trail. On the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad in 1887. |
| Waldo | Russell | Current Town | ||
| Waldron | Harper | Current Town | 1902-2005 | Named for Howard D. Waldron, the postmaster. The post office closed on January 29, 2005. |
| Walker/Mount Gilead | Anderson | Name Change | 1857-1866 | The name changed to Mount Gilead; now Greeley. |
| Walker | Elk | Named for J. E. Walker, a pioneer. | ||
| Walker | Ellis | Current Town | -2004 | Named after a pioneer. It was on the Kansas Pacific Railroad. The post office closed on June 26, 2004. |
| Walker City | Douglas | Lost Town | None | |
| Wall Street | Linn | Lost Town | 1872-1902 | Located about eight miles northwest of Mound City. |
| Walkerton | Bourbon | Lost Town | 1883-1910 | It was named for John S. Walker, a merchant, and postmaster. It was on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway about seven miles southwest of Fort Scott. |
| Wallace | Wallace | Current County | NA | Created from unorganized area in 1868. Sharon Springs is the county seat. |
| Wallace | Wallace | Current Town | -2011 | Founded in 1865. It was on the Kansas Pacific Railroad. The post office closed on March 5, 2011. |
| Wallula | Wyandotte | Lost Town | 1889-1918 1925-1942 |
A small village in the northwestern portion of the county. It was located on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, 17 miles northwest of Kansas City. |
| Walnut | Butler | Lost Town | 1870-1876 | It was on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. |
| Walnut/Walnut Station | Crawford | Current Town | In 1877 Walnut Station shortened its name to Walnut. Located in Walnut Grove Township, 6.5 miles east of Erie. It was on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway. | |
| Walnut City | Cowley | Name Change | See Creswell and Delphi, former names of Arkansas City. | |
| Walnut City | Rush | Lost Town | ||
| Walnut Creek | Barton | Lost place | Station on Santa Fe Trail, 1853. | |
| Walnut Creek | Butler | Lost Town | ||
| Walnut Creek | Saline | Lost Town | ||
| Walnut Creek Bridge | Jackson | Lost Place | Established 1860. This bridge was actually over the Delaware River. | |
| Walnut Creek Crossing | Rush | Lost Place | Established in 1867 on the Fort Hays-Fort Dodge Military Road. Alexander Harvey was the proprietor of a road ranch in 1872. Near Alexander. | |
| Walnut Grove | Doniphan | Lost Town | 1856-1862 | Grandison Wilson, postmaster. The post office moved to Bayne’s Bridge, discontinued in 1870. The exact location is uncertain, but probably a short distance northwest of Bayne’s Bridge. |
| Walnut Grove | Linn | Lost Town | 1873-1875 | |
| Walnut Grove | Mitchell | Lost Town | ||
| Walnut Hill | Bourbon | Lost Town | 1863-1875 | It was six miles northeast of Uniontown. N.A. Riber was the first postmaster. |
| Walsburg | Riley | Lost Town | 1891-1935 | |
| Walton | Harvey | Current Town. | Named for James Walton, merchant. It was on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. | |
| Walton | Osage | Lost Town | 1858-1864 | |
| Wamego | Pottawatomie | Current Town. | On the Oregon Trail and the Smoky Hill Trail. A division of the Kansas Pacific Railroad moved here in April 1870. | |
| Wanamaker | Shawnee | Lost Town | 1889-1903 | A hamlet five miles west of Topeka, it had a population of 17 in 1910. Part of Topeka today. |
| Wannersburg | Allen | Lost Town | 1880-1891 | Also spelled Wannersburgh. |
| Wano | Cheyenne | Lost Town | Vacated 1893. | |
| Wano | Decatur | Lost Town | ||
| Wanshara, Waushara | Lyon | Lost Town | ||
| Wanzoppea | Miami | Lost Town | The Town company was incorporated in 1857. | |
| Waponsa, Waubonsa and Waupausa | Wabaunsee | Name Change | Now Wabaunsee. | |
| Ward | Wilson | Lost Town | 1872-1901 | It was located near the east line of the county in Pleasant Valley Township, about 18 miles northeast of Fredonia, the county seat, and 3 or 4 miles south of Vilas. |
| Waring | Lost Town | 1888-1898 | ||
| Warren | Cloud | Lost Town | 1871-1886 | |
| Warrendale | Grant | Lost Town | 1891-1901 1907-1916 |
A country post office located 15 miles northeast of Ulysses. |
| Warrenton | Bourbon | Lost Town | ||
| Warwick-Talmage | Republic | Lost Town | 1880-1882 1884-1919 |
The post office moved from Wilber. First called Talmage, the name changed to Warwick on April 13, 1882. The post office closed just about six months later. The post office reopened on March 3, 1884. It was located on the Missouri Pacific Railroad in the extreme northwestern corner of the county. In 1910, it had a post office, telegraph, and express offices and was a trading center for the neighborhood. At that time, it had 110 inhabitants. It was 20 miles northwest of Belleville. |
| Wasea, Wasceca, Waseca | Johnson | Lost Town | ||
| Washburn | Bourbon | Lost Town | 1883-1885 | It was five miles northeast of Fulton. The first postmaster was L.B. Washburn, and the post office was located in his home. |
| Washburne | Wichita | Lost Town | Vacated 1897. | |
| Washington | Douglas | Lost Town | None | Incorporated by the Bogus Legislature in 1855. Near Big Springs on the California Trail. |
| Washington | Osage | Lost Town | Santa Fe Trail crossing of 110 Creek. | |
| Washington | Shawnee | Lost Town | Founded by Captain E. Allen in 1855. | |
| Washington | Washington | Current Town | ||
| Washington County | Washington | Current County | NA | Created from unorganized area in 1857. The county seat is Washington. |
| Washington Creek | Douglas | Lost Town | 1873-1882 | |
| Watchorn | Marion | Lost Town | None | Watchorn was a former oil boom community during the 1910s and 1920s. It is located at the corner of Timber Rd and 60th St. |
| Waterford | Grant | Lost Town | None | An Irish settlement established in 1886, it is located in southeast Grant County, on the border with Stevens County, near the Cimarron River. |
| Waterloo/Stanford | Kingman | Lost Town | 1878-1912 | Waterloo began as a way station where two trails met. A small village began developing in 1879, and a plat was filed on July 7. The post office was named Stanford since its establishment on March 5, 1878, and was changed to Waterloo in 1881. Waterloo never became a railroad town, as had been hoped, because the railroad went through Murdock about five miles south. |
| Waterloo | Lyon | Lost Town | 1858-1874 | Waterloo was the first county seat in Lyon County. |
| Watertown | Anderson | Lost Town | ||
| Watertown | Smith | Lost Town | Located 1884. | |
| Waterville | Marshall | Current Town | ||
| Waterville | Riley | Name Change | Now Randolph. | |
| Wathena | Doniphan | Current Town | ||
| Wathena & Elwood Ferry Road | Doniphan | Lost Place | NA | Cleared by Daniel Vanderslice in April 1854. |
| Watson | Shawnee | Lost Town | 1883-1899 | |
| Waushara | Lyon | Lost Place | 1858-1862 1863-1895 |
Located on the Santa Fe Trail, five miles west of the Lyon/Osage County line. |
| Waverly | Coffey | Current Town | ||
| Wepeahu | ?? | Paper Town | None | The Town company was incorporated in 1857. Appears to have been a “paper town.” |
| Waupego | Chase | Lost Town | None | Located near the mouth of Diamond Springs Creek, four or five miles west of Cottonwood Falls. The townsite was incorporated in 1858. |
| Waushara, Wanshara | Lost Town | |||
| Waveland | Shawnee | Lost Town | 1862-1900 | |
| Way | Geary | Lost Town | Discontinued in 1882. | |
| Way Side | Rice | Lost Town | Discontinued 1882. | |
| Wayside | Montgomery | Lost Town | 1887-1984 | It was a station on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad in Caney Township, 11 miles southwest of Independence. In 1910, it had an express office, a money order post office with one rural route, and a population of 40. Its old post office is at the Little House on the Prairie Museum southwest of Independence. |
| Wayne | Republic | Extinct Town | 1884-1971 | A village in Grant Township, it was a station on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. It was laid out in 1884, immediately after the railroad was built through the southeastern part of the county. The site was located on the homestead of Isaac Walton, and the first building was a general store erected by William Hill in August 1884. In 1910, it had a money order post office with one rural route, telegraph and express offices, churches, schools, a weekly newspaper, and banking facilities. All the leading professions and lines of business activity are represented. The population at that time was 200. It is 11 miles southeast of Belleville. There are still several homes and a few grain elevators. |
| Waynesburg | Greenwood | Lost Town | ||
| Wea Baptist Mission | Miami | Lost Town | One mile east of Paola. | |
| Wealthy City | Allen | Lost Town | ||
| Weaver | Douglas | Lost Town | 1891-1903 | A hamlet located in the extreme northeastern portion of the county on the south bank of the Kansas River, about three miles northeast of Eudora. |
| Weaver | Osage | Lost Town | 1882-1887 | The post office moved to Rosemont. |
| Webb | Barton | Lost Town | 1880-1889 | |
| Webber | Jewell | Current Town | ||
| Webster City | Butler | Lost Town | Established 1873. | |
| Webster City | Pottawatomie | Lost Town | ||
| Wegram/Hope | Dickinson | Name Change | The name changed to Hope. | |
| Weir | Cherokee | Current Town | ||
| Weirs | Johnson | Lost Town | ||
| Welcome | Cloud | 1884-1885 | ||
| Welda | Anderson | Current Town | ||
| Wellington | Sumner | Current Town | County seat. | |
| Wells | Marshall | Lost Town | 1878-1884 | Named for John D. Wells, the earliest permanent settler in the county. |
| Wells | Ottawa | -1996 | The post office closed on November 23, 1996. | |
| Wellsville | Franklin | Current Town | ||
| Wendell | Butler | Lost Town | 1901-1904 | |
| Wendell | Edwards | Lost Town | Vacated 1895. | |
| Wesley | Dickinson | Lost Town | 1887-1895 | |
| West Asher | Mitchell | Lost Town | ||
| West Cedar | Phillips | Lost Town | ||
| West Creek | Republic | Lost Town | 1871-1886 | |
| West Haven | Stanton | Lost Town | Vacated 1895. | |
| West Hope | Jewell | Lost Town | ||
| West Humboldt | Woodson | Lost Town | ||
| West Line | Miami | Lost Town | ||
| West Mineral | Cherokee | Current Town | ||
| West Paradise | Osborne | Lost Town | ||
| West Point, Whiskey Point, Riley City | Geary | Lost Town | ||
| West Point | Rush | Lost Town | 1878-1894 | |
| West Union | Norton | Lost Town | ||
| West Union | Washington | Lost Town | ||
| West Union Landing | Doniphan | Lost Place | Established in 1846 at the head of Nodaway Island 31 miles above St. Joseph on the Missouri River at the mouth of Nodaway River. | |
| West Wichita | Sedgwick | Lost Town | ||
| Western Park | Elk | Lost Town | 1871-1905 | An inland hamlet it was located in Union Center Township about 11 miles northwest of Howard, the nearest railroad station and the usual shipping and banking point, from which it received its mail after the post office closed. In 1910, it had a population of 34. |
| Westella | Marshall | Lost Town | 1883-1886 | It was located seven miles north of Beattie. |
| Westfall | Lincoln | Extinct Town | 1917-1971 | Though there are no active businesses, there are several homes, some old business buildings, and a small population. |
| Westfield | Decatur | Lost Town | ||
| Westfield | McPherson | Lost Town | 1874-1888 | |
| Westfield, Muncie | Wyandotte | Lost Town | ||
| Westhope | Jewell | Lost Town | ||
| Westminster | Reno | Lost Town | 1873-1881 | |
| Westmoreland | Pottawatomie | County seat. | ||
| Westola | Norton | Lost Town | Vacated 1895. | |
| Weston | Norton | Name Change | The name changed to Leota in 1876. | |
| Westopolis | Geary | Lost Town | Chartered 1858. | |
| Westphalia | Anderson | Current Town | ||
| Westralia | Montgomery | Lost Town | 1869-1870 | It was established by Captain J. C. Crawford and Eli Dennis and named for the west trail upon which it was located. Early on, it outrivaled nearby Claymore and grew rapidly. It soon had several hundred people and became a prosperous business point. |
| Westwood | Johnson | Current Town | ||
| Westwood Hills | Johnson | Current Town | ||
| Wetmore | Nemaha | Current Town | ||
| Wewoka | Kiowa | Lost Town | The Town company was incorporated in 1857. | |
| Wheatland | Douglas | Lost Town | 1856 | |
| Wheatland/Bachelor | McPherson | Lost Town | 1874-1896 | The name changed from Bachelor to Wheatland on January 24, 1876. |
| Wheatland | Nemaha | Paper Town | A paper town located at the geographical center of the county. | |
| Wheaton/Leghorn | Pottawatomie | Extinct Town | 1870-1992 | First called Leghorn, the name changed to Wheaton in October 1883. A very small town with many homes and several old business buildings. |
| Wheeler | Cheyenne | Ghost Town | 1888-1988 | The post office closed on February 1, 1988. |
| Whiskey Point, West Point, Riley City | Geary | Lost Town | ||
| White Church | Wyandotte | Lost Town | 1869-1907 | This place began as a mission for the Delaware Indians. It is part of Kansas City, Kansas today. |
| White City | Morris | Current Town | ||
| White Cloud | Dickinson | Lost Town | ||
| White Cloud | Doniphan | Semi-Ghost Town | ||
| White Cloud Steam Ferry | Doniphan | Lost Place | On the Missouri River. Taylor & Moore, 1855- 62; O. Bailey, 1862-67; Bailey & Noyes, 1868-70; John H. Lynds, 1871-1912. | |
| White Hair’s Village | Labette | Name Change | The name changed to Little Town in 1865. Five miles south of Oswego. | |
| White Mound | Jewell | Lost Town | ||
| White Post | Montgomery | Lost Town | 1872-1874 | |
| White Rock | Republic | Lost Town | Located in March 1871; abandoned in 1885. | |
| White Rock | Trego | Lost Town | ||
| White Rose | Cloud | Lost Town | ||
| White’s Quarry | Marshall | Lost Town | None | White’s Quarry was located on a branch of Spring Creek. It was a stone quarry used by the railroad in the early 1870s but never had more than a few tents and a shack. It was located southwest of Home City. |
| White Rock | Republic | Lost Town | 1870-1900 | White Rock was a small village in Republic County, Kansas. In its early days, it showed much promise, but the town is gone today. |
| Whitehall | Cherokee | Lost Town | 1883-1887 | |
| Whitehead/Bellemont | Doniphan | Lost Town | 1855-1866 | Trading post in 1852. Incorporated by the Bogus Legislature in 1855. Named for trader James R. Whitehead, it changed to Bellemont in 1859 but later ceased to exist. The town was about two miles from Wathena. |
| Whitehead’s Ferry | Doniphan | Lost Place | Established in 1853 on the Missouri River at Whitehead, James R. Whitehead, proprietor. | |
| Whitelaw | Greeley | Lost Town | 1888-1890 | Whitelaw was named after Whitelaw Reid, an editor at the New York Tribune and a close friend to Horace Greeley. Early on, the town had a grain elevator and a few houses. |
| Whiting | Jackson | Current Town | ||
| Whitewater | Butler | Name Change | Located in 1858. The name changed to Ovo in 1882, now Whitewater. | |
| Whitfield | Graham | Lost Town | Formerly Graham. | |
| Whitfield | Shawnee | Lost Town | 1855-1856 1892-1899 |
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| Whitman | Ford | Lost Town | 1885-1889 | |
| Whitman | Sumner | Lost Town | 1890-1907 | It was three and a half miles north and one mile west of Oxford at 1600 E. 50th Ave North. |
| Whitson/Hatfield | Finney | Lost Town | 1886-1892 | The name changed from Whitson to Hatfield.Hatfield on August 20, 1887. |
| Wichita | Sedgwick | Current Town | County seat. | |
| Wichita County | Wichita | Current County | NA | Created from unorganized area in 1873. Leoti is the county seat. |
| Wichita Heights | Sedgwick | Lost Town | 1888-1900 | |
| Wichita Indian Camp | Sedgwick | Lost Town | On the site of Wichita. | |
| Wiggam | Lyon | Lost Town | None | A station on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad five miles east of Emporia. |
| Wilber | Republic | Lost Town | 1873-1880 | The post office moved to Talmage. |
| Wilburn | Ford | Lost Town | 1885-1911 | Wilburn was a country post office located 25 miles south of Dodge City. |
| Wilcox, Wilcox Roost | Trego | Lost Town | 1879-1896 | Wilcox was a small rural settlement located between WaKeeney and Ness City. Today, the only reminder of this small community is the historic Wilcox School. |
| Wild Cat | Riley | Lost Town | ||
| Wildcat Creek Crossing | Riley | Lost Place | On the Fort Leavenworth-Fort Riley Military Road. The 1853 road crossed Wildcat Creek on a rock-bottom ford about two miles northwest of Manhattan. | |
| Wild Horse | Graham | Lost Town | 1879 | |
| Wild Horse Corral | Greeley | Historic Site | NA | In the early days, wild horses were grazing on the prairie and were often driven into and captured in this native stone cave, which is located in northwest Greeley County. |
| Wild Range | Ottawa | Lost Town | ||
| Wild Rover/Garley/Garly | Cloud | Lost Town | 1876-1881 | The post office moved from Garly to Wild Rover on February 2, 1876. The name changed from Wild Rover to Garley on August 4, 1876. The post office closed on January 15, 1881. |
| Wilda | Anderson | Name Change | Now Welda. | |
| Wilder | Johnson | Lost Town | 1878-1952 | The town was located along Wilder Road in the western portion of Shawnee. |
| Wildwood | Rice | Lost Town | ||
| Wilkie | Crawford | Lost Town | 1885-1886 | |
| Willard | Shawnee | Current Town | 1887-1959 | The post office was moved from Post Creek. As of the 2020 census, this is still a small community with a population of 74. |
| Williamsburg | Franklin | Current Town | ||
| Williamsport | Pratt | Vacated 1901. | ||
| Williamsport, Port Williams | Atchison | Lost Town | Above Kickapoo. | |
| Williamsport | Shawnee | Lost Town | 1858-1860 1863-1870 |
Founded by citizens of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The post office moved to Wakarusa. |
| Williamsville | Jefferson | Name Change | Now Williamstown. | |
| Willis | Brown | Ghost Town | 1882-1960 | A ghost town in Mission Township of Brown County. Though it showed much promise in its early days, it is a shell of its former self today. |
| Willow Creek | Wallace | Lost Town | ||
| Willow Springs | Douglas | Lost Town | 1855-1900 | A campsite on the Santa Fe Trail, it was a well-known watering stop. A post office called Davis was established in 1855; the name changed to Willow Springs in 1861. |
| Willow Springs | Franklin | Lost Town | ||
| Willow Springs | Mitchell | Name Change | Now Beloit. | |
| Willow Valley | Greenwood | Lost Town | 1871-1887 | |
| Willowbrook | Reno | Current Town | ||
| Willowdale | Dickinson | Lost Town | 1873 1875-1877 |
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| Willowdale | Kingman | Lost Town | 1901-1938 | |
| Wilmore | Comanche | Current Town | ||
| Wilroads | Ford | Lost Town | 1909-1922 | |
| Wilsey | Morris | Current Town | -1997 | The post office closed on September 27, 1997. |
| Wilson/Wilson Creek | Ellsworth | Current Town | The name changed from Wilson Creek to Wilson. | |
| Wilson County | Wilson | Current County | One of the original 36 counties, it was created in 1855. The county seat is Fredonia. | |
| Wilson Creek | Wilson | Lost Town | 1879-1880 | |
| Wilson’s | Pottawatomie | Name Change | Now Louisville. | |
| Wilson’s Springs | Douglas | Lost Town | None | Probably Willow Springs. |
| Wilson’s Trading Post/Salt Creek | Leavenworth | Lost Town | 1863-1864 | The post office was called Salt Creek. |
| Bronson/Wilsonville | Bourbon | Name Change | 1875-Present | The name changed from Wilsonville to Bronson for Ira Bronson, a Fort Scott Attorney. It was on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. |
| Wilsonville | Cherokee | Lost Town | 1884-1885 | |
| Wilton | Greenwood | Lost Town | ||
| Wilton | Phillips | Lost Town | ||
| Winchester | Jefferson | Current Town | ||
| Windhorst | Ford | Lost Town | 1898-1905 | A German Catholic group settled in Windhorst in 1895. |
| Windom | McPherson | Current Town | ||
| Winfield | Cowley | Current Town | 1870-Present | Cowley County seat. |
| Wingate | Butler | Lost Town | 1886-1889 | The post office moved from Tolle. It was in Union Township. |
| Winifred | Marshall | Extinct Town | ??-1986 | The post office closed on January 1, 1986. |
| Winkler/Winkler’s Mills | Riley | Lost Town | 1874-1895 1895-1960 |
The name changed from Winkler’s Mills to Winkler in 1895. It is under Tuttle Creek Reservoir today. |
| Winnesheik | McPherson | Lost Town | 1874-1902 | |
| Winona | Doniphan | Lost Town | 1857-1859 | Philo Foster, postmaster. Located about one mile east of Doniphan/Brown County. Once had a schoolhouse. |
| Winona | Logan | Lost Town | ||
| Winsor | Cowley | Lost Town | ||
| Winsor | Ottawa | Lost Town | ||
| Winston | Ellsworth | Lost Town | 1883-1887 | Moved from Bradley Springs in 1883. |
| Wirtonia | Cherokee | Lost Town | Vacated 1870. | |
| Winterset/Big Creek | Russell | Lost Town | 1878-1890 | The name changed from Big Creek to Winterset on June 23, 1880. |
| Wise | Allen | Lost Town | 1882-1902 | |
| Wittmund | Rush | Lost Town | 1882-1883 | |
| Wittrup | Hodgeman | Lost Town | 1885-1913 | A country post office in Benton Township, near the headwaters of Buckner Creek, 16 miles southwest of Jetmore. In 1910, there was a tri-weekly stage to Dodge City and a population of 15. |
| Woburn | Jackson | Lost Town | 1870-1872 | |
| Wolf River/Ridge Farm | Doniphan | Lost Town | 1864-1866 | The post office moved from Normanville, and the name was changed to Wolf River in 1865 |
| Wolf River Crossing | Doniphan | Lost Place | NA | The crossing of the Wolf River was on the St. Joseph and California road. It was in the southeast corner of the county. The Sac & Fox Indians operated a toll bridge from 1849 to 1853. A trading post called Iola was located on the west side in about 1856. One man described it in 1850 as “little more than a collection of logs in a ravine.” |
| Wonderly | Saline | Lost Town | 1888-1906 | A small Missouri Pacific Railroad station located in Liberty Township, 18 miles from Salina. The population in 1910 was 20. |
| Wonsevu | Chase | Lost Town | 1875-1907 | Wonsevu was a country post office in Cottonwood Township. In 1910, there were two general stores and a population of 57. It was located on Cedar Creek, 20 miles southwest of Cottonwood Falls. |
| Woodberry | Reno | Lost Town | 1878-1887 | Woodberry was located in southeast Reno County. |
| Woodbine | Dickinson | Current Town | ||
| Woodey | Lincoln | Lost Town | 1874-1888 | |
| Woodhull | Chase | Lost Town | 1872-1882 | Woodhull was a country post office on the east bank of Diamond Creek in Diamond Creek Township. It was about seven miles north of Elmdale. The town was supposedly named for Mrs. Victoria Woodhull, a noted woman suffragist who had lectured in Kansas. |
| Woodland | Bourbon | Lost Town | 1887-1901 | It was four miles southwest of Fort Scott. The first postmaster was E. Parsons. |
| Woodlawn | Nemaha | Lost Town | 1881-1906 | During the summer of 1881, W. L. Challis selected a fine, natural site in Capioma Township. |
| Woodlief | Franklin | Lost Town | 1898-1901 | |
| Woodsdale | Stevens | Lost Town | It was settled on June 6, 1887, abandoned in 1893, and named in honor of S.N. Wood, the chief founder. This site was used on the Colmor cut-off of the Santa Fe Trail. | |
| Woodson | Marshall or Nemaha | Lost Town | Incorporated 1857. Located on the Vermillion branch of the Big Blue River. | |
| Woodson County | Woodson | Current County | NA | One of the original 36 counties, it was created in 1855. Yates Center is the county seat. |
| Woodstock | Jefferson | Lost Town | 1871-1873 1874-1891 |
Woodstock was the location of the second post office in Sarcoxie Township. |
| Woodston | Rooks | Current Town | ||
| Woodvile | Russell | Lost Town | 1878-1892 | |
| Woodward’s Ferry | Saline | Lost Place | NA | Operated 1864-67 at the mouth of Saline River; James J. Woodward, proprietor. |
| Wolcott /Connor/Connor’s Station | Wyandotte | Lost Town | 1867-1944 | First called Connor’s Station. The name changed to Connor in 1889. The name changed again in 1899 to Wolcott. |
| Worden | Douglas | Lost Town | 1884-1904 | Also spelled Warden, this was a hamlet in the south-central part of the county about seven miles west of Baldwin City. In 1910, the population was 26. |
| Worth | Butler | Lost Town | 1886-1887 | In Fairmont Township. The post office moved to Elbing. |
| Wray’s | Allen | Lost Town | Voting precinct, 1858. | |
| Wright | Ford | Current Town | ||
| Wyandotte/Kansas City | Wyandotte | Current Town | The name changed to Kansas City, Kansas, in 1886. | |
| Wyandotte County | Wyandotte | Current County | NA | Formed from Leavenworth and Johnson Counties in 1859. Kansas City is the county seat. |
| Wyandotte County Lake & Park | Wyandotte | Place | NA | Wyandotte County Lake is located at the northwest edge of Kansas City, Kansas. The 300-acre lake was constructed in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration. |
| Wyckoff | Lyon | Lost Town | 1885-1902 | |
| Wyckoff | Russell | Lost Town | 1878-1883 | |
| Wymer | Leavenworth | Lost Town | 1880 | The post office was only open for two months. |
| Wyola | Lyon | Lost Town | Incorporated 1857 | |
| Wyoming | Marshall | Lost Town | 1862-1901 | Located in the extreme southeastern part of the county, 24 miles from Marysville, the population in 1910 was 27. |
| Wyoming | Shawnee | Lost Town | On the Fort Leavenworth-Fort Riley Military Road near Meridan. | |
| Wyoming Crossing | Marshall | Lost Place | NA | Crossing of Irish Creek on the Parallel Road near Vermillion. Probably the Gilliam Company campsite, June 4, 1844. |
| Wyoming Valley | Clay | Lost Town |