Newman, Kansas, today courtesy Google Maps.
Newman, Kansas, is an extinct town in the Kentucky Township of Jefferson County.
A station on the Kansas Pacific Railroad, the town was laid out in 1867 by H.L. Newman, who, with A.A. Haston, opened a store that year. A post office was established with A.A. Haston as postmaster on August 26, 1868. That year, a Catholic Church was built.
Old Union Pacific Depot in Newman, Kansas by H. Killam, 1958.
In the early 1880s, Haston was the sole proprietor of the store and also served as a railroad agent. In 1882, a large two-story schoolhouse was erected, and the village’s population was 12.
In 1910, Newman had express and telegraph offices, a money order office, and a population of 60.
The post office closed on May 30, 1969.
Today, this tiny unincorporated community still has a scattering of homes, and the railroad still runs through town. It is located 13 miles southwest of Oskaloosa and 11 miles east of Topeka off of U.S. Route 24.
©Kathy Alexander/Legends of Kansas, updated April 2026.
Also See:
Kentucky Township, Jefferson County, Kansas, 1887.
Jefferson County Extinct Towns
Jefferson County Photo Gallery
Sources:
Blackmar, Frank W.; Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Vol I; Standard Publishing Company, Chicago, IL 1912.
Cutler, William G; History of Kansas; A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL, 1883.
Kansas Memory