Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961
Results of Query:
Post Office: All post offices
County: Shawnee
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starting on record 1
| Post Office | County | Established | Discontinued | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland | Shawnee | 1857-06-01 | Open in 1961 | |
| Silver Lake | Shawnee | 1868-07-10 | Open in 1961 | Name change from Hallet. |
| Dover | Shawnee | 1863-04-16 | Open in 1961 | |
| Burlingame | Osage | 1858-01-30 | Open in 1961 | Name change from Council City. Established in Shawnee County. |
| Rossville | Shawnee | 1862-01-29 | Open in 1961 | Was also in Jackson County for a time. |
| Berryton | Shawnee | 1888-05-07 | Open in 1961 | |
| Auburn | Shawnee | 1859-03-07 | Open in 1961 | Name change from Brownsville. |
| Wakarusa | Shawnee | 1870-07-01 | Open in 1961 | Moved from Williamsport. |
| Topeka | Shawnee | 1855-03-03 | Open in 1961 | |
| Tecumseh | Shawnee | 1855-03-03 | Open in 1961 | |
| 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. |
| Willard | Shawnee | 1887-06-21 | 1959-07-31 | Moved from Post Creek. |
| Elmont | Shawnee | 1887-05-14 | 1955-05-31 | |
| Valencia | Shawnee | 1878-03-15 | 1933-12-30 | |
| Kingsville | Shawnee | 1873-02-06 | 1914-04-30 | |
| Oakland | Shawnee | 1888-09-25 | 1910-08-31 | |
| Menoken | Shawnee | 1877-04-17 | 1910-01-15 | |
| Tevis | Shawnee | 1887-02-02 | 1909-06-30 | |
| Shorey | Shawnee | 1895-04-20 | 1907-12-14 | |
| Wilmington | Wabaunsee | 1857-05-21 | 1906-10-31 | Established in Shawnee County. |
| Wanamaker | Shawnee | 1889-11-18 | 1903-12-14 | |
| Hygienic | Shawnee | 1901-12-05 | 1903-08-15 | |
| Grand Haven | Shawnee | 1875-10-26 | 1901-04-13 | Established in Osage County. |
| Swinburn | Shawnee | 1896-05-18 | 1901-01-15 | |
| Waveland | Shawnee | 1862-06-23 | 1900-11-10 | |
| Ridgeway | Osage | 1858-05-10 | 1900-10-20 | Moved from Elk Creek. Established in Shawnee County. |
| Kilmer | Shawnee | 1886-02-05 | 1900-09-15 | |
| Quinton Heights | Shawnee | 1897-01-29 | 1899-12-30 | |
| Whitfield | Shawnee | 1892-04-26 | 1899-12-15 | |
| Seabrook | Shawnee | 1887-02-10 | 1899-10-31 | |
| Watson | Shawnee | 1883-09-03 | 1899-07-15 | |
| Vidette | Shawnee | 1885-03-03 | 1898-05-31 | |
| Sugar Works | Shawnee | 1891-10-24 | 1895-06-20 | [Never in operation] |
| Sandusky | Shawnee | 1890-02-28 | 1895-06-20 | |
| Quinton Heights | Shawnee | 1889-11-13 | 1895-06-15 | |
| Shorey | Shawnee | 1889-02-05 | 1895-04-15 | |
| Highland Park | Shawnee | 1890-02-28 | 1894-06-20 | [Never in operation] |
| Esther | Shawnee | 1890-03-26 | 1893-09-30 | |
| Redpath | Shawnee | 1882-04-24 | 1884-02-04 | Name change from Plowboy. |
| Plowboy | Shawnee | 1871-08-08 | 1882-04-24 | Name change to Redpath. |
| Wagner | Shawnee | 1880-03-08 | 1880-07-12 | |
| North Topeka | Shawnee | 1870-12-12 | 1879-09-08 | Name change from Eugene. |
| Lynn Creek | Shawnee | 1872-10-09 | 1874-10-16 | |
| Richardson | Osage | 1855-01-09 | 1874-09-29 | Established in Shawnee County. |
| Saw-Qua | Shawnee | 1871-01-24 | 1873-04-23 | Also known as Saw-Gua. |
| Blacksmith | Shawnee | 1871-07-19 | 1872-11-11 | Name change from Centre Grove. |
| Mission | Shawnee | 1871-06-27 | 1872-04-17 | |
| Central Grove | Shawnee | 1871-08-01 | 1871-09-29 | |
| Centre Grove | Shawnee | 1871-06-27 | 1871-07-19 | Name change to Blacksmith. |
| Wah Wah Suk | Shawnee | 1870-05-09 | 1871-02-24 |
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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