Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961
Results of Query:
Post Office: All post offices
County: Decatur
Page 1 of 1 showing 38 records of 38 total,
starting on record 1
| Post Office | County | Established | Discontinued | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendota | Decatur | 1873-04-29 | 1873-11-13 | |
| Sappa | Decatur | 1873-04-29 | 1878-04-22 | Name change to Oberlin. |
| Slab City | Decatur | 1874-10-22 | 1879-10-15 | Name change to Jennings. |
| Saint John | Decatur | 1879-03-14 | 1880-04-30 | |
| Decatur Centre | Decatur | 1879-07-07 | 1880-10-18 | Moved to Rufo. |
| Toiyabe | Decatur | 1879-02-11 | 1880-12-20 | Name change to Allison. |
| Rufo | Decatur | 1880-10-18 | 1881-08-01 | Moved from Decatur Centre. |
| Sheffield | Decatur | 1881-10-03 | 1881-12-01 | Established in Sheridan County. |
| Sykes | Decatur | 1881-11-18 | 1883-01-08 | |
| Connersville | Decatur | 1875-04-21 | 1883-03-05 | |
| Plato | Decatur | 1880-12-13 | 1883-04-27 | |
| Diggs | Decatur | 1884-09-12 | 1886-05-21 | |
| Altory | Decatur | 1881-09-13 | 1887-04-02 | Name change to Kanona. |
| Vallonia | Decatur | 1879-07-02 | 1887-04-26 | |
| Sheffield | Decatur | 1882-06-14 | 1887-12-20 | |
| Stephen | Decatur | 1883-05-23 | 1888-09-20 | |
| Jackson | Decatur | 1879-05-07 | 1889-04-20 | |
| Hawkeye | Decatur | 1879-11-17 | 1896-11-30 | |
| Decatur | Decatur | 1874-06-22 | 1897-06-30 | |
| Borin | Decatur | 1892-04-05 | 1898-07-30 | |
| Borin | Decatur | 1899-07-13 | 1899-10-12 | [Order of change rescinded] |
| Keith | Decatur | 1895-01-26 | 1899-10-31 | |
| Decatur | Decatur | 1900-03-08 | 1900-04-30 | [Order of change rescinded] |
| Ruth | Decatur | 1895-01-07 | 1904-01-30 | |
| Shibboleth | Decatur | 1875-09-15 | 1904-12-31 | |
| Lyle | Decatur | 1877-06-06 | 1907-01-02 | |
| Hooker | Decatur | 1880-04-30 | 1907-10-31 | Name change from Saint John. |
| Lund | Decatur | 1892-06-30 | 1907-12-14 | |
| Bassettville | Decatur | 1879-07-30 | 1908-11-30 | |
| Allison | Decatur | 1880-12-20 | 1919-11-15 | Name change from Toiyabe. |
| Kanona | Decatur | 1887-04-02 | 1955-03-31 | Name change from Altory. |
| Cedar Bluffs | Decatur | 1873-12-04 | 1958-08-31 | |
| Traer | Decatur | 1883-06-25 | 1971-11-25 | |
| Leoville | Decatur | 1923-11-21 | 1980-07-01 | |
| Oberlin | Decatur | 1878-04-22 | Open in 1961 | Name change from Sappa. |
| Norcatur | Decatur | 1885-10-30 | Open in 1961 | |
| Jennings | Decatur | 1879-10-15 | Open in 1961 | Name change from Slab City. |
| Dresden | Decatur | 1888-10-03 | Open in 1961 |
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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