Town | Post Office Dates | Additional Information |
Alta/Valentine | 1889-1901 | The name changed from Valentine to Alta on April 18, 1899. |
Annelly | 1885-1921 |
Located in Richland Township, it was a station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, nine miles southeast of Newton. In 1910, it had a money order post office, a grain elevator, a hotel, a general store, and did some shipping. The population at that time was 25. |
Darlington | 1873 | The post office was only open for about six months. |
Egypt | 1884-1885 | The post office was only open for about six months. |
Eleanor | 1883-1898 | |
Garden City | 1872-1878 | |
Hillside Farm | 1872-1876 | |
Lakin | 1872-1873 | The post office moved to Halstead. |
McLain | 1886-1906 | Named for Earnest McLains, a banker. Located on the Missouri Pacific Railroad., five miles southeast of Newton. In 1910, it had a population of 26. |
Patterson | 1888-1927 |
A station on the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad in Lake Township, it was 20 miles southwest of Newton. In 1910, it had an express office, a money order post office, and a population of 30. |
Putnam | 1891-1907 | A station on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, it was located six miles south of Newton and about three miles north of Sedgwick. In 1910, its population was 35. |
Sheldon | 1871-1885 | |
Trousdale | 1893-1906 | A station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, it was located six miles northwest of Newton. The population in 1910 was 35. |
© Kathy Alexander/Legends of Kansas, October 2022.
Also See:
Newton, Kansas – Rowdy Cowtown
Sources:
Blackmar, William; Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Standard Publishing Co., Chicago, IL,1912.
Kansas Post Office History