Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961
Results of Query:
Post Office: All post offices
County: Shawnee
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| Post Office | County | Established | Discontinued | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson | Osage | 1855-01-09 | 1874-09-29 | Established in Shawnee County. |
| Topeka | Shawnee | 1855-03-03 | Open in 1961 | |
| Tecumseh | Shawnee | 1855-03-03 | Open in 1961 | |
| Loring | Shawnee | 1855-03-15 | 1855-12-21 | Moved to Indianola. Established in Calhoun County. |
| Whitfield | Shawnee | 1855-03-15 | 1856-05-21 | |
| Hallet | Shawnee | 1855-03-15 | 1855-06-02 | Name change to Silver Lake. |
| Council City | Osage | 1855-04-30 | 1858-01-30 | Name change to Burlingame. Established in Shawnee County. |
| Silver Lake | Shawnee | 1855-06-02 | 1857-09-08 | |
| Indianola | Shawnee | 1855-12-21 | 1868-12-29 | Moved from Loring. Established in Calhoun County. Was also in Jackson County for a time. |
| Brownsville | Shawnee | 1856-02-13 | 1859-03-07 | Name change to Auburn. |
| Union Town | Shawnee | 1856-02-20 | 1856-08-28 | |
| Wilmington | Wabaunsee | 1857-05-21 | 1906-10-31 | Established in Shawnee County. |
| Richland | Shawnee | 1857-06-01 | Open in 1961 | |
| Elk Creek | Osage | 1857-10-27 | 1858-05-10 | Moved to Ridgeway. Established in Shawnee County. |
| Mairestown | Shawnee | 1857-12-08 | 1862-12-16 | |
| Burlingame | Osage | 1858-01-30 | Open in 1961 | Name change from Council City. Established in Shawnee County. |
| Williamsport | Shawnee | 1858-03-12 | 1860-07-06 | |
| Ridgeway | Osage | 1858-05-10 | 1900-10-20 | Moved from Elk Creek. Established in Shawnee County. |
| Walton | Osage | 1858-10-23 | 1864-06-09 | Established in Shawnee County. |
| Auburn | Shawnee | 1859-03-07 | Open in 1961 | Name change from Brownsville. |
| Rossville | Shawnee | 1862-01-29 | Open in 1961 | Was also in Jackson County for a time. |
| Waveland | Shawnee | 1862-06-23 | 1900-11-10 | |
| Dover | Shawnee | 1863-04-16 | Open in 1961 | |
| Williamsport | Shawnee | 1863-05-22 | 1870-07-01 | Moved to Wakarusa. |
| Cross Creek | Shawnee | 1864-12-09 | 1868-03-20 | Established in Pottawatomie County. Was also in Jackson County for a time. |
| Eugene | Shawnee | 1866-10-03 | 1870-12-12 | Name change to North Topeka. |
| Silver Lake | Shawnee | 1868-07-10 | Open in 1961 | Name change from Hallet. |
| Wah Wah Suk | Shawnee | 1870-05-09 | 1871-02-24 | |
| Wakarusa | Shawnee | 1870-07-01 | Open in 1961 | Moved from Williamsport. |
| North Topeka | Shawnee | 1870-12-12 | 1879-09-08 | Name change from Eugene. |
| Saw-Qua | Shawnee | 1871-01-24 | 1873-04-23 | Also known as Saw-Gua. |
| Centre Grove | Shawnee | 1871-06-27 | 1871-07-19 | Name change to Blacksmith. |
| Mission | Shawnee | 1871-06-27 | 1872-04-17 | |
| Blacksmith | Shawnee | 1871-07-19 | 1872-11-11 | Name change from Centre Grove. |
| Central Grove | Shawnee | 1871-08-01 | 1871-09-29 | |
| Plowboy | Shawnee | 1871-08-08 | 1882-04-24 | Name change to Redpath. |
| Pauline | Shawnee | 1872-02-09 | 1973-11-30 | In 1973, Pauline became a classified station within the Topeka post office. Station still open as of 2003. |
| Lynn Creek | Shawnee | 1872-10-09 | 1874-10-16 | |
| Kingsville | Shawnee | 1873-02-06 | 1914-04-30 | |
| Grand Haven | Shawnee | 1875-10-26 | 1901-04-13 | Established in Osage County. |
| Menoken | Shawnee | 1877-04-17 | 1910-01-15 | |
| Valencia | Shawnee | 1878-03-15 | 1933-12-30 | |
| Wagner | Shawnee | 1880-03-08 | 1880-07-12 | |
| Redpath | Shawnee | 1882-04-24 | 1884-02-04 | Name change from Plowboy. |
| Watson | Shawnee | 1883-09-03 | 1899-07-15 | |
| Vidette | Shawnee | 1885-03-03 | 1898-05-31 | |
| Kilmer | Shawnee | 1886-02-05 | 1900-09-15 | |
| Tevis | Shawnee | 1887-02-02 | 1909-06-30 | |
| Seabrook | Shawnee | 1887-02-10 | 1899-10-31 | |
| Elmont | Shawnee | 1887-05-14 | 1955-05-31 |
The Kansas Post Offices Database contains information taken from Robert W. Baughman's Kansas Post Offices, May 29, 1828-August 3, 1961, published by the Kansas Postal History Society, an affiliate of the Kansas Historical Society. It includes every known Kansas post office with its dates of operation. These dates can indicate approximately when the town was established and in some cases, when it disappeared.
The name and boundaries of some Kansas counties were still changing up to 1893. If the county where the post office was located changed, or if the town changed its name, this is noted in the "notes" field and you will need to search on the earlier or later names for additional information. If a post office was originally in Kansas Territory but became part of the new Colorado Territory on Feb. 28, 1861, the information given here ends with that date.
The information in the database is current through 3 August 1961. Post office openings, closings, and name changes since that date are currently being researched for addition to the database.
KSHS volunteers Bill and Diana Sowers, Joan Stevenson, and Louis Reed transcribed the information for this database. Melvin Bruntzel researched post-1961 changes.
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