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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 |