Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Fancy Creek, 1881-1900.

Fancy Creek.

Clay County.
Goshen Township Map, 1881.
 
On the county map Fancy Creek can be found in Township 6-south and Range 4-east.  On the Township map Fancy Creek can be found in section 33.
 
Goshen Township Map, 1900.
 
In about 1882 Fancy Creek moved to section 21, ( See Post Office History .)
 
Fancy Creek Post Office.
 
Fancy Creek post office open December 9, 1870 and ran to April 15, 1901, J. A. D. Frazelle, was first postmaster. In about 1882, Fancy Creek moved to the home of John H. Clark, in section 21, who became postmaster.
 
Patron's of Goshen township who used Fancy Creek as their P. O. address as of 1881.

Joseph Lender, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Wurtemberg Germany, came to county 1869.

G. Schauhel, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Marbach, Wurtemberg Germany, came to county 1869.

William Snethen, Farmer and fruit Grower, came to county 1871.

Joseph Sender, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Wurtemberg Germany, came to county 1869.

Moses R. Walker, Farmer ans Stock Raiser, from Pratt county Illinois, came to county 1876.

D. E. Weaver, Farmer and Stock Raiser and Justice of the Peace, came to county 1871.

Patron's of Goshen township who used Fancy Creek as their P. O. address as of 1900.

There was only one patron listed and he was; John Horan, Farmer, came to the county 1882.

Fancy Creek, 1912.

Fancy Creek, a small settlement in Clay county, is located on the stream of the same name about 13 miles northeast of Clay Center, the county seat. Mail is received by rural route from Palmer, which is the most convenient railroad station.




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