Block Kansas.

Block Kansas.

 

Miami County.

Valley Township Map, 1901.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209381/page/12

 

On the county map Block can be found in township 17 and 16-south and range 22, 23 and 24 -east.  On the township map Block can be found in section 6.

 

Block Post Office.

 

Block post office open June 6, 1884 and ran to April 30, 1904.  First postmaster was Frank Yockey

 

Patrons of Miami county who used Block as their P. O. address as of 1901.

Katharipe Arzberger, Farmer, came to county 1867.
Gustave Eyert, Farmer, came to county 1868.
Fred Hahnfield, Farmer, came to county 1869.
Charles Hunemorder, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1869.
Henry Koopman, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1871.
Jacob New, Farmer and Stock Raiser.
Sophie Peckham, Farmer, came to county 1877.
Fred Prothe, Farmer, came to county 1868.
W. Prothe, Farmer, came to county 1874.

 

Block Kansas, 1912.

Block, a hamlet of Miami county, is located about 8 miles southeast of Paola, the county seat, from which place the people receive mail by rural free delivery. Paola is the most convenient railroad station.