Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961
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Post Office: All post offices
County: Elk
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starting on record 1
| Post Office | County | Established | Discontinued | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk River | Elk | 1868-07-23 | 1869-08-27 | Established in Howard County. |
| Painterhood | Elk | 1870-08-15 | 1871-01-16 | Established in Howard County. |
| Viola | Elk | 1871-06-06 | 1872-02-12 | Established in Howard County. |
| La Paz | Elk | 1872-11-08 | 1874-10-28 | |
| Border | Elk | 1875-01-15 | 1877-01-15 | Established in Howard County. |
| Canola | Elk | 1872-03-06 | 1879-07-17 | Moved to Grenola. Established in Howard County. |
| Bloomfield | Elk | 1872-02-26 | 1879-09-01 | Established in Howard County. |
| Greenfield | Elk | 1870-12-08 | 1879-09-08 | Established in Howard County. |
| Oak Ridge | Elk | 1873-09-10 | 1879-10-03 | Established in Howard County. |
| Painterhood | Elk | 1874-06-23 | 1879-11-03 | |
| Cresco | Elk | 1876-02-21 | 1880-01-12 | |
| Pearl | Elk | 1877-02-08 | 1881-09-28 | |
| Montrose | Elk | 1879-05-27 | 1882-05-03 | Name change to Cave Springs. |
| Indian Creek | Elk | 1873-09-16 | 1882-06-19 | |
| Oak Ridge | Elk | 1879-10-27 | 1882-10-03 | |
| Cave Springs | Elk | 1882-05-03 | 1884-02-11 | Name change from Montrose. Moved to Montrose. |
| Amy | Elk | 1884-03-03 | 1885-01-12 | Moved to Busby. |
| Montrose | Elk | 1884-02-11 | 1885-01-29 | Moved from Cave Springs. Name change to Cave Springs. |
| Lima | Elk | 1874-06-24 | 1887-04-23 | Established in Howard County. |
| Union Centre | Elk | 1871-01-24 | 1887-07-21 | Established in Howard County. |
| Rancho | Elk | 1883-07-31 | 1887-12-15 | |
| Paw Paw | Elk | 1872-06-18 | 1890-10-15 | Established in Howard County. |
| Keyser | Elk | 1890-07-24 | 1892-08-26 | [Never in operation] |
| Fiat | Elk | 1882-03-30 | 1898-03-31 | |
| Blanche | Elk | 1897-06-28 | 1901-08-15 | |
| Cave Springs | Elk | 1885-01-29 | 1903-03-31 | Name change from Montrose. |
| Chaplin | Elk | 1890-07-25 | 1903-09-30 | |
| Glenwild | Elk | 1902-12-08 | 1904-03-31 | |
| Western Park | Elk | 1871-02-09 | 1905-02-14 | Established in Howard County. |
| Busby | Elk | 1885-01-12 | 1906-02-14 | Moved from Amy. |
| Upola | Elk | 1887-05-14 | 1909-01-31 | |
| Oak Valley | Elk | 1875-12-27 | 1954-02-15 | |
| Moline | Elk | 1879-09-01 | Open in 1961 | Moved from Boston. |
| Howard | Elk | 1870-02-14 | Open in 1961 | Established in Howard County. |
| Grenola | Elk | 1879-07-17 | Open in 1961 | Moved from Canola. |
| Elk Falls | Elk | 1870-05-19 | Open in 1961 | Established in Howard County. |
| Longton | Elk | 1870-08-24 | Open in 1961 | Established in Howard County. |
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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