Box Kansas.

Box was a United States Post office and had one store within the post office.  There is very little on Box as it only lasted ten years.  I couldn't find any historical records on why it was there or why the name of Box.  Like I said there isn't much information here, but even so some one may need the information.  I usually pick towns and post offices with a little more information, but thats how they are lost to history.  The Kansas towns and post office were of importance to all of Kansas even if they were big or small, they all should be given a notice even if its just a side note so they will not be for gotten.
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Cowley County.

Harvey Township Map, 1882.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223990/page/40

 

On the county map Box can be found in Township 30-south and Range 7-east.  On the Township map Box can be found in section 26.

 

Box Post Office.

 

Box post office open June 24, 1880 and ran to August 30, 1890.  First postmaster was Samuel Stites.

 

Business man who used Box as their P. O. address as of 1882.

 

Robert Baker, Farmer and Merchant, from England, came to county 1873.

 

J. M. Hickman, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Kentucky, came to county 1878.

 

A. M. McCaw, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Indiana, came to county 1881.

 

J. S. Rash, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Missouri, came to county 1876.

 

G. W. Savage, Farmer and Stock Raiser and Dealer, from Ohio, came to county 1875.