Allendale - A post office was established June 6, 1862 and discontinued October 7, 1863.
- from Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Kansas by Laura Steed.
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Alta - Original name of Bonita
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Aubry - Cutler's History of Kansas
Aubray (Aubry) - There is no trace of this once- fourishing village near the Missouri border now except a filling station on Highway 169 where the town stood. It was a close neighbor to Spring Hill, and was largely built on the site formerly occupied by Spring Hill's old Town. It was surveyed and a town company organized in March, 1858. Aubrey was named after a famous traveler (believed Mexican) of that name. The first school district was organized in the summer of 1858 and a frame building 20'x24' built. The first church was organized in May 1859 by a reverend of the Christian denomination. "The township was gradually settled and improved, generally, by an excellent class of people, and peace and harmony prevailed." The post office was established June 21, 1860. It was discontinued two years later, re-established on June 19, 1866 and finally abandoned on Aug. 20, 1888. With the commencement of national difficulties (Civil War), rural quiet and peace came to an abrupt end. With the outbreak of the war, most of the citizens left and joined the armies. A number of the best citizens decided to remain, hoping to escape molestation by adopting peaceful policy. The first raid on the town was made some time in 1862. Aubrey was considered about the bloodiest spot during border and war days. located close to the Missouri border, it was about the first place to be attacked by marauding bands. It was twice raided and a continuous target of pillaging bands. Quantrill also made amny raids in and around Aubrey about 1863. It is recorded that five newly arrived citizens who went out one evening to gather honey, promising their wives to return early, were murdered by Quantrill's men and the place of their burial is not known.
- from Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Kansas by Laura Steed.
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Bartleson - A post office was established June 14, 1872 and discontinued April 17, 1874.
- from Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Kansas by Laura Steed.
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Black Bob - This is the name of the reservation where a group of Shawnee Indians lived. It is also the name of a small town located in the southeast part of the county at the sources of the Blue and Tomahawk Creeks. The reservation itself covered areas in Oxford, Spring Hill, Aubrey and Olathe townships. Settlement of this area was the result of a treaty which let the Indians hold lands in common. There were sixty-five holding this area. A joint resolution was agreed on that allowed the sale of Black Bob to actual settlers only. Some whites were already on the land and improvements being made. The settlers were entitled to buy a maximum of 160 acres at $2.50 per acre with pre-emption rights. However, not all Shawnees received their allotted land promptly, a series of years passing. Squatters cam in and most of the allotted lands were for sale by the early 1870's. The Indians left for Indian Territory in Oklahoma and sold their land for an average of $4.80 per acre. A post office was established July 2, 1875 and discontinued February 5, 1879.
- from Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Kansas by Laura Steed.
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Bonita - A small town situated about 5 miles south of Olathe. The village was first named Alta by the railroad company on account of it being at the highest spot on their road; but there being another post office in the state by that name, the name of this town was changed to Bonita, Spanish for 'beautiful.' The name is very appropriate because of the beauty of the surrounding rolling prairie. The first settlement was made there by Frank Temple and William Jobi on October 17, 1879. The post office was established in December 1879, F. Gilbert being appointed first Postmaster. Mr. Gilbert also opened a store in the same month on the north side of Main Street. The first birth was that of John Temple, December 1, 1881, and the first death that of Miss Annie McElheny, July 17, 1880.
- from History of the State of Kansas by William G. Cutler (1883).
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Bull Creek - See Lanesfield.
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Cedar Junction, aka Cedar - Corliss, it's railroad name, is located on the south bank of the Kansas River and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, about ninteen miles southwest of Kansas City. A post office was established January 16, 1877 and discontinued April 30, 1919. In 1910 Cedar Junction had a population of 161 and in 1912, besides having a money order post office, it had several general stores, express and telegraph facilities and was the supply and shipping point for the rich district.
- from Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Kansas, published 1973 by Laura Steed.
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Chouteau - It is located on the south bank of the Kansas River and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, about twelve miles southwest of Kansas City between Holliday and Wilder. It was named for the trading post established in the locality by the Chouteau (illegible), but never lived up to early expectations. A post office was established March 15, 1881 and discontinued March 31, 1903. In 1912, the mail for the town was received at Holliday, about 3/4 mile east.
- from Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Kansas, published 1973 by Laura Steed.
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Clare - It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, five miles southwest of Olathe. The name was changed from Wainwright to Clare by a family of fifteen named Kelly, for Clare county in Ireland. A post office was established under the new name May 17, 1906 and discontinued September 30, 1913. In 1910 Clare had a population of 10 and in 1912 had the money to order post office and telegraph and express facilities. There was also an elevator, store and school. However, the elevator burned down and the store and school were both remodeled as residences.
- from Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Kansas, published 1973 by Laura Steed.
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Corliss - see Cedar Junction.
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Countryside - City website
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Craig - It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, seven miles north of Olathe. A post office was established January 31, 1899 and discontinued October 15, 1902. In 1912, the mail was received by rural route from Zarah.
- from Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Kansas, published 1973 by Laura Steed.
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Four Corners - Located about three miles northwest of Gardner, Four Corners had a Methodist church on the southwest corner, a Friends church on the northwest corner, a school on the southeast corner, and a blacksmith shop on the northeast corner. There was also a store in the town. It's small cemetery, now in a field, has graves dated 1858 and 1859.
- from Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Kansas, published 1973 by Laura Steed.
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Glenn - An early course of the Santa Fe Trail entered Johnson County and the state just (illegible) Kansas River and east of the village of Glenn. A post office was established January 21, 1868 and discontinued April 30, 1895.
- from Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Kansas, published 1973 by Laura Steed.
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Glenwood - A post office was established August 8, 1872 when the name was changed from Spring Place, and discontinued May 18, 1881 when the name was changed again, this time to Merriam.
- from Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Kansas, published 1973 by Laura Steed.
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Haysville - A post office was established July 1, 1858 and discontinued March 30, 1860.
- from Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Kansas, published 1973 by Laura Steed.
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Hector - Cutler's History of Kansas
Hector - The town was settled in 1857, about five miles south of Kansas City. The first school was taught in a house in 1858 and a schoolhouse built in 1865. The Presbyterian Church was organized and a church built in 1868 or 1869. There was also a Methodist Church in the town. The post office was established either in 1866 or November 18, 1875. It was discontinued June 5, 1884, re-established November 8, 1895 and abandoned January 15, 1900.
- from Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Kansas, published 1973 by Laura Steed.
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Hibbard - 1874 Atlas History of Johnson County - McCamish Township
Hibbard - Located two miles northeast of Edgerton, Hibbard was organized and a post office established February 26, 1855. It was discontinued either in 1856 or July 17, 1861 when the name was changed to Lanesfield.
- from Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Kansas, published 1973 by Laura Steed.
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Holliday - Towns of Yesteryear
Holliday - It is an unincorporated coummunity at the junction of two lines of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, near the banks of the Kaw in the western part of the county. It is thirteen miles from Kansas City and had one of the finest springs in the county. It was first called Waseca, but the name was changed to Holliday in honor of Cyrus K. Holliday of Topeka, the railroad magnate who (illegible) A post office was established Novemebr 3, 1886 and at least until 1961 it had not been discontinued. In 1915, Holliday had a population of 175 and several stores.
- from Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Kansas, published 1973 by Laura Steed.
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Jerusalem - Located two miles northeast of Gardner, Jerusalem had a store, blacksmith shop, school and severl residences. A post office was established April 11, 1895 and discontinued December 31, 1900.
- from Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Kansas, published 1973 by Laura Steed.
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Kenneth - It is at the crossing of the Clinton Branch and Missouri Pacific Railroads, almost on the Missouri Line, a little over three miles east of Stanley. A post office was established April 29, 1907 when the name was changed from Mastin to Kenneth. It was discontinued April 14, 1943. In 1910, Kenneth had a population of 30 and in 1915, it had it's money order post office, telegraph and express facilities, and a general store.
- from Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Kansas, published 1973 by Laura Steed.
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Lackman - A station on the Frisco Railroad, Lackman is three miles north of Olathe. It was established in 1857 and ended it's career with a whiskey shop and two claim shanties.
- from Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Kansas, published 1973 by Laura Steed.
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Lanesfield - Cutler's History of Kansas
Lanesfield - Lanesfield was laid out on the west side of Bull Creek, two miles northeast of Edgerton, in 1858. Lanesfield was a free state town named for the fiery James H. Lane of anti-slavery fame. At one time it had seventeen dwellings, three stores, three churches and a population of nearly one hundred inhabitants. There were no saloons allowed in Lanesfield, but McCamish supported one in good style just across the creek. The post office was variously known as Bull Creek, Hibbard, Uniontown, Lanesfield and McCamish. A post office was officially established July 17, 1861. With the building of the railroad through the township in 1870, the town of Lanesfield moved to the railroad where the depot had been named Edgerton. The Presbyterian Church had previously been established on June 24, 1860 on the west bank of Bull Creek and a church building had been erected in Lanesfield in 1868. This church and the blacksmith shop moved to Edgerton in 1871. The Methodist Chruch moved in 1873. On September 16, 1870, the post office was discontinued as the name was changed to Martinsburgh.
- from Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Kansas, published 1973 by Laura Steed.
Listed in the July 5, 1883 edition of The Johnson County Democrat as a "defunct city where the Old Santa Fe Trail crosses Bull Creek."
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Lexington - Cutler's History of Kansas
Lexington - Three miles south of DeSoto on the prairie, Lexington was laid out in 1857. Lexington was the more pretentious burg of the two and was marked on the territorial maps as a place of considerable importance. A post office was established June 29, 1857. A two-story hotel was built in 1860. There was also a general store which sold whiskey to the Indians. The founders and citizens were pro-slavery, while DeSoto was exclusively free-state. In addition, to the natural rivalry of the two villages so close together, they had the incentive of strong political partisans to strengthen the mutual dislike. The downfall of the pro-slavery party meant that Lexington went down, too. The site is now a farm, presently within the Sunflower Ordinance Plant. The post office was discontinued January 14, 1863. The town was vacated in 1864.
- from Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Kansas, published 1973 by Laura Steed.
Listed in the July 5, 1883 edition of the Johnson County Democrat as a "defunct city a few miles south of DeSoto, now known as the Penner Farm."
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Martinsburgh - A post office was established September 16, 1870 when the name was changed from Lanesfield to Martinsburgh. The name was again changed to Edgerton and the post office discontinued on July 14, 1871.
- from Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Kansas, published 1973 by Laura Steed.
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