Thursday, October 25, 2012

Carter Creek Now Fact Kansas.

Carter Creek Kansas, 1881.

James Carter, to whon Carter Creek owes its name, James Carter settled here about 1861, but went to war in 1862 and was killed.  J. A. D. Frazell took over his claim in July of 1866.

Clay County
Goshen Township map, 1881.
 
Carter Creek can be found on the county map at Township 6-South and Range 4-East.  On the township map Carter Creek can be found in section 7..
 
Business men who used Carter Creek as their P. O., address as of 1881.
 
 
Ann Appleton, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, came to county 1870.
 
M. H. Bushnell, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Calhoun county, Michigan, came to county 1871.
 
D. H. Kulp, Farmer and Carpenter, from Holmes county, Ohio, came to county 1871.
 
Thomas S. Lloyd, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Wales, came to county 1870.
 
James B. Morris, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Morgan county, Illinois, came to county 1873.
 
James C. McCurdy, Farmer, Justice of the peace and Postmaster, came to county 1869.
 
William Riechers, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Allendorff, Hanover, Germany, came to county 1869.
 
Fritz Scheer, Farmer and Stock Raiser-Grower and Mason, from Hanover Germany, came to county ?
 
G. Wisner, Farmer and Engineer, from Lenawee county, Michigan, came to county 1873.
 
Carter Creek & Fact Post Office History. 
 
Carter Creek post office open April 25, 1872 and ran to September 20, 1872.  Established in Washington county, closed and reopen August 12, 1874 and ran to May 17, 1883, moved to Fact.  James Fiely was first postmaster, James C. McCurdy was second post master.

History says that Carter Creek moved about a mile to the site of Fact, but in truth it never moved but just Changed its name to Fact.  I found no record on why Carter Creek Changed its name. 

Fact post office open May 17, 1883 and ran to July 31, 1903.  Thomas S. Lloyd was first post master.

Clay County.
Goshen Township map, 1900.

Fact can be found on the county map at Township 6-South and Range 4-East. On the township map Carter Creek can be found in section 7..

Business men who used  Fact as their P. O., address as of 1900.
 
Patrick Flymm,Farmer, came tocounty 1881.
W. B. Hammel, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1879.
Thomas C. Ransley, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1871.
J. Wm. Riechers, Retied farmer, came to county 1870.
E. A. Riechers, Farmer, came to county 1870.
John Swenson, Farmer, came to county 1889.
 
Fact Kansas 1912.
 
Fact, a small hamlet in the northeast corner of Cfay county, is about 15 miles from Clay center, the county seat, and 8 miles from Palmer, the nearest railroad station, from which mail is received by rural delivery. The population in 1910 was 26.
 
 
 
 

No comments: