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Place Name | County | Place Type | Post Office Dates | More Information |
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 | ||
Waconda | Mitchell | Lost Town | Platted by James W. Terry, prior to 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 | ||
Wadson, Woodson | Marshall or Nemaha | Lost Town | ||
Wah-Wah-Suk | Shawnee | Lost Town | Sixteen miles west of Topeka. | |
Wagnersville | Phillips | Lost Town | ||
Wagon Bed Springs | Grant | Lost Place | On the Santa Fe Trail. | |
Wakansa | Douglas | Lost Town | None | |
Wakarusa | Douglas | Lost Town | 1857-1866 | Incorporated into Lawrence. |
Wakefield | Douglas | Lost Town | None | |
Wakeman | Norton | Lost Town | ||
Walker | Anderson | Name Change | Name changed to Mt. Gilead; now Greeley. | |
Walker City | Douglas | Lost Town | None | |
Wall Street | Linn | Lost Town | 1872-1902 | Located about eight miles northwest of Mound City. |
Wallace | Wallace | Current County | NA | Created from unorganized area in 1868. Sharon Springs is the county seat. |
Walnut | Butler | Lost Town | ||
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 | ||
Walnut Grove | Linn | Lost Town | 1873-1875 | |
Walnut Grove | Mitchell | Lost Town | ||
Walnut Hill | Bourbon | Lost Town | ||
Walton | Osage | Lost Town | ||
Wanamaker | Shawnee | Name Change | Name changed to Bishop in 1903. | |
Wano | Cheyenne | Lost Town | Vacated 1893. | |
Wano | Decatur | Lost Town | ||
Wanshara, Waushara | Lyon | Lost Town | ||
Wanzoppea | Miami | Lost Town | Town company incorporated 1857. | |
Waponsa, Waubonsa and Waupausa | Wabaunsee | Name Change | Now Wabaunsee. | |
Warren | Cloud | Lost Town | ||
Warrendale | Grant | Lost Town | 1891-1901 1907-1916 |
A country post office located 15 miles northeast of Ulysses. |
Warrenton | Bourbon | Lost Town | ||
Wasea, Wasceca, Waseca | Johnson | Lost Town | ||
Washburn | Bourbon | Name Change | Changed to Edwards in 1903. | |
Washburne | Wichita | Lost Town | Vacated 1897. | |
Washington | Douglas | Lost Town | None | Incorporated 1855. Near Big Springs on the California Trail. |
Washington | Osage | Lost Town | Santa Fe Trail crossing of 110 Creek. | |
Washington | Shawnee | Lost Town | Located by Captain E. Allen, and others. | |
Washington County | Washington | Current County | NA | Created from unorganized area in 1857. County seat is Washington. |
Washington Creek | Douglas | Lost Town | 1873-1882 | |
Waterford | Grant | Lost Town | None | An Irish settlement established in 1886. Located in southeast Grant County on the border with Stevens County near the Cimarron River. |
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 | Riley | Name Change | Now Randolph. | |
Wathena & Elwood Ferry Road | Doniphan | Lost Place | NA | Cleared by Daniel Vanderslice in April 1854. |
Waushara | Lyon | Lost Place | 1858-1862 1863-1895 |
Located on the Santa Fe Trail, five miles west of the Lyon/Osage County line. |
Wepeahu | ?? | Lost Town | Town company incorporated 1857. | |
Waupego | Morris | Lost Town | Incorporated 1858. | |
Waushara, Wanshara | Lost Town | See Wanshara. | ||
Way | Geary | Lost Town | Discontinued in 1882. | |
Way Side | Rice | Lost Town | Discontinued 1882. | |
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 that was located in the extreme northeastern portion of the county on the south bank of the Kansas River, about three miles northeast of Eudora. |
Webb | Barton | Lost Town | 1880-1889 | |
Webster City | Butler | Lost Town | Established 1873. | |
Webster City | Pottawatomie | Lost Town | ||
Wegram | Dickinson | Name Change | Name changed to Hope. | |
Weirs | Johnson | Lost Town | ||
Wells | Marshall | Lost Town | ||
Wendell | Edwards | Lost Town | Vacated 1895. | |
West Asher | Mitchell | Lost Town | ||
West Cedar | Phillips | Lost Town | ||
West Creek | Republic | Lost Town | ||
West Haven | Stanton | Lost Town | Vacated 1895. | |
West Hope | Jewell | Lost Town | ||
West Humboldt | Woodson | Lost Town | ||
West Line | Miami | Lost Town | ||
West Paradise | Osborne | Lost Town | ||
West Point, Whiskey Point, Riley City | Geary | Lost Town | ||
West Point | Rush | Lost Town | ||
West Union | Norton | Lost Town | ||
West Union | Washington | Lost Town | ||
West Union Landing | Doniphan | Lost Place | Established in 1846 at head of Nodaway Island 31 miles above St. Joseph on the Missouri River at the mouth of Nodaway River. | |
West Wichita | Sedgwick | Lost Town | ||
Westfield | Decatur | Lost Town | ||
Westfield | McPherson | Lost Town | ||
Westfield, Muncie | Wyandotte | Lost Town | ||
Westhope | Jewell | Lost Town | ||
Westminster | Reno | Lost Town | ||
Westola | Norton | Lost Town | Vacated 1895. | |
Weston | Norton | Name Change | Name changed to Leota, 1876. | |
Westopolis | Geary | Lost Town | Chartered 1858. | |
Westralia | Montgomery | Lost Town | Townsite abandoned for Parker. | |
Wewoka | Lost Town | Town company incorporated 1857 | ||
Wheatland | Douglas | Lost Town | 1856 | |
Wheatland | McPherson | Lost Town | See Bachelor. | |
Wheatland | Nemaha | Paper Town | A paper town located at the geographical center of the county. | |
Whiskey Point, West Point, Riley City | Geary | Lost Town | ||
White Cloud | Dickinson | Lost 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 | Name changed to Little Town, 1865. Five miles south of Oswego. | |
White Mound | Jewell | Lost Town | ||
White Post | Montgomery | Lost Town | ||
White Rock | Republic | Lost Town | Located in March 1871; abandoned in 1885. | |
White Rock | Trego | Lost Town | ||
White Rose | Cloud | Lost Town | See Garly. | |
White Water | Butler | Name Change | Located in 1858. Name changed to Ovo, 1882, now White Water. | |
Whitehall | Cherokee | Lost Town | 1883-1887 | |
Whitehead | Doniphan | Name Change | Trading post in 1852. Incorporated 1855. Changed to Bellemont, 1860 | |
Whitehead’s Ferry | Doniphan | Lost Place | Established 1853 on the Missouri River at Whitehead, James R. Whitehead, proprietor. | |
White’s Quarry | Marshall | Lost Town | ||
Whitfield | Graham | Lost Town | Formerly Graham. | |
Whitfield | Shawnee | Lost Town | ||
Whitman | Ford | Lost Town | 1885-1889 | |
Wichita County | Wichita | Current County | NA | Created from unorganized area in 1873. Leoti is the county seat. |
Wichita Heights | Sedgwick | Lost Town | ||
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 | ||
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 Range | Ottawa | Lost Town | ||
Wild Rover | Cloud | Lost Town | ||
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 | |
Williamsport | Pratt | Vacated 1901. | ||
Williamsport, Port Williams | Atchison | Lost Town | Above Kickapoo. | |
Williamsport | Shawnee | Lost Town | Organized in 1857; located one mile east of Wakarusa. | |
Williamsville | Jefferson | Name Change | Now Williamstown. | |
Willow Creek | Wallace | Lost Town | ||
Willow Springs | Douglas | Lost Town | 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 | |
Wilroads | Ford | Lost Town | 1909-1922 | |
Wilson County | Wilson | Current County | One of the original 36 counties, it was created in 1855. The county seat is Fredonia. | |
Wilson Creek | Ellsworth | Name Change | Now Wilson. | |
Wilson’s | Pottawatomie | Name Change | Now Louisville. | |
Wilson’s Springs | Douglas | Lost Town | None | Probably Willow Springs. |
Wilson’s Trading Post | Leavenworth | Lost Town | See Salt Creek. | |
Wilsonville | Bourbon | Lost Town | ||
Wilsonville | Cherokee | Lost Town | 1884-1885 | |
Wilton | Greenwood | Lost Town | ||
Wilton | Phillips | Lost Town | ||
Windhorst | Ford | Lost Town | 1898-1905 | Windhorst was settled by a German Catholic group in 1895. |
Wingate | Butler | Lost Town | ||
Winkler’s Mills | Riley | Name Change | Now Winkler. | |
Winnesheik | McPherson | Lost Town | ||
Winona | Doniphan | 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. | |
Woburn | Jackson | Lost Town | ||
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 1849- 53. A trading post called Iola was located on the west side in about 1856. It was described by one man in 1850 as “little more than a collection of logs in a ravine.” |
Woodberry | Reno | Lost Town | 1878-1887 | |
Woodey | Lincoln | Lost Town | 1874-1888 | |
Woodhull | Chase | Lost Town | ||
Woodlawn | Nemaha | Lost Town | 1881-1906 | During the summer of 1881, W. L. Challis selected a fine, natural site, in Capioma Township. |
Woodsdale | Stevens | Lost Town | Located June 6, 1887, abandoned in 1893; named in honor of S.N. Wood, who was the chief founder. This site is to be 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. |
Woodward’s Ferry | Saline | Lost Place | NA | Operated 1864-67 at the mouth of Saline River; James J. Woodward, proprietor. |
Worden | Douglas | Lost Town | 1884-1904 | Also spelled Warden, this was a hamlet located in the south-central part of the county about seven miles west of Baldwin City. In 1910 the population was 26. |
Wray’s | Allen | Lost Town | Voting precinct, 1858. | |
Wyandotte | Wyandotte | Name Change | Name changed to Kansas City, Kansas., 1886. | |
Wyandotte County | Wyandotte | Current County | NA | Formed from Leavenworth and Johnson Counties in 1859. Kansas City is the county seat. |
Wyckoff | Lyon | 1885-1902 | ||
Wymer | Leavenworth | Lost Town | 1880 | The post office was only open for two months. |
Wyola | Lyon | Lost Town | Incorporated 1857 | |
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 |