Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad depot in Elmont, Kansas.
| Town | Post Office Dates | Additional Information |
| Blacksmith/Centre Grove | 1871-1872 | The post office was named Centre Grove for less than a month before changing to Blacksmith. |
| Carthage | None | Founded by W. B. Stith in 1857. |
| Central Grove | 1871 | The post office was only open for a month. |
| Cross Creek | 1864-1868 | Cross Creek Toll Bridge on Oregon/California Trail in 1852. Trading post in 1853. Now Rossville. |
| Elmont | 1887-1955 | In Soldier Township, it was a station on the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad seven miles north of Topeka. In 1910, it had a population of 61. |
| Esther | 1890-1893 | |
| Grand Haven | 1875-1901 | A small settlement in the extreme southwest corner of the county about eight miles from Eskridge. |
| Highland Park | 1890-1894 | Though a post office was approved, it was never in operation. |
| Hygienic | 1901-1903 | |
| Indianola | 1855-1868 | Founded by H. D. McMeekin. |
| Kenamo | None | It was founded and laid out by Joseph Allen in 1856. |
| Kilmer | 1886-1900 | |
| Kingsville | 1873-1914 | Located on the Ninnescah River and Kansas Pacific Railroad, it was a country office located in Silver Lake Township, nine miles northwest of Topeka. |
| Loring | 1855 | The post office was only open for 11 months before moving to Indianola. |
| Lynn Creek | 1872-1874 | |
| Mairestown | 1857-1862 | Mairestown was founded by Thomas W. Mairs in 1855. |
| Menoken | 1877-1910 | Located in Menoken Township, five miles northwest of Topeka. It was on the Union Pacific Railroad. The population in 1910 was 25. |
| Mission | 1871-1872 | The post office was open for less than a year. |
| North Topeka/Eugene | 1866-1879 | The name changed from Eugene to North Topeka on December 12, 1870. |
| Oakland | 1888-1910 | Oakland was an incorporated community near Topeka, which it was connected by a street railway. It once had several nurseries, large woolen mills, and the Oakland Blade newspaper. In 1910, its population was 1,465. It is a neighborhood of Topeka today. |
| Quinton Heights | 1889-1895 1897-1899 |
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| Redpath/Plowboy | 1871-1884 | The name changed from Plowboy to Redpath on April 24, 1882. It was near Auburn. |
| Richland | 1867-1969 | Richland was abandoned when the Corps of Engineers acquired area land for the Clinton Lake floodplain. |
| Rochester | None | Founded in 1854 by J. Butler Chapman. First called Delaware City, then Whitfield, then Kansopolis, and afterward changed to Rochester. |
| Sandusky | 1890-1895 | |
| Saw-Qua | 1871-1873 | Also known as Saw-Gua. |
| Seabrook | 1887-1899 | |
| Shorey | 1889-1907 | A suburb of Topeka, with which it was connected by an electric line. It was located on the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad. In 1910, It had schools, churches, general stores, nurseries, and a population of 400 |
| Sugar Works | 1891-1895 | Though the post office was authorized, it was never in operation. |
| Swinburn | 1896-1901 | It was located six miles north of Silver Lake. |
| Tevis | 1887-1909 | It was a country station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad two miles from Berryton. The population in 1910 was 79. |
| Uniontown | 1856 | Uniontown, Kansas, was a government trading post established in March 1848 for the Potawatomi Indians at a point nearly opposite the present town of Rossville. The post office was only in operation for about six months with Charles Randall, postmaster. |
| Valencia | 1878-1933 | It was located in Dover Township, on the Kansas River, and the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad. In 1910, it had a general store, telegraph and express offices, a money order post office with one rural route, and a population of 50. It was located 12 miles west of Topeka. |
| Vidette | 1885-1898 | |
| Wagner | 1880 | The post office was only open for four months. |
| Wah Wah Suk | 1870-1871 | Sixteen miles west of Topeka. The post office was only open for ten months. |
| Wanamaker | 1889-1903 | A hamlet five miles west of Topeka, it had a population of 17 in 1910. |
| Washington | None | Founded by Captain E. Allen in 1855. |
| Watson | 1883-1899 | |
| Waveland | 1862-1900 | A country hamlet located 14 miles southwest of Topeka. The population in 1910 was 31. |
| Whitfield | 1855-1856 1892-1899 |
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| Willard | 1887-1959 | The post office was moved from Post Creek. This is still a small community with a population of 74 as of the 2020 census. |
| Williamsport | 1858-1860 1863-1870 |
Founded by citizens of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The post office moved to Wakarusa. |
©Kathy Alexander/Legends of Kansas, updated October 2023.
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