Kill Creek Kansas.

Kill Creek Kansas

 

Osborne County.

Kill Creek Township Map. 1900.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209371/page/23

 

On the county map Kill Creek can be found in township 8-south and range 14-west.  On the township map Kill Creek can be found in section 8.

 

Kill Creek Post Office.

 

Kill Creek post office open February 6, 1872 and ran to February 13, 1904.  First postmaster was Jacob Guyer.

 

Patrons of Kill Creek township who used Kill Creek as their P. O. address as of 1900.

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Civil War Veterans of kILL Creek.

 

Joseph Schwab, Gun shot to right arm, pension 2 dollars per month.

 

John J. Guyer, Gun shot to right thigh, pension 6 dollars per month, pension started November, 1875.

 

Samuel K. Root, Gun shot to right shoulder, pension 12 dollars per month, pension started October, 1874.

 

Two patrons of Kill Creek, 1883.

 

JOHN J. GUYER, farmer, Section 10, P. O. Kill Creek, was born in Schwerzenbach, Switzerland, November 10, 1840. At an early age he was apprenticed to the trade of silk-weaving and rope-making, and followed these trades until 1857, when he came to the United States and located in Wisconsin, where he worked as a laborer until February 22, 1861, when he enlisted in Company G, Nineteenth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and was discharged February 22, 1864, as a corporal. He re-enlisted in Company G, Nineteenth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, as a corporal February 22, 1864, and was discharged as quarter-master sergeant October 15, 1865, when he returned to Colombia County, Wis., where he conducted a farm until March, 1871, when he came to Osborne County, Kan., His farm operations for 1882 were forty-two acres of wheat, twenty-four bushels to the acre; thirty acres of corn, fifteen bushels to the acre; six acres of rye, eighteen bushels to the acre; six acres of oats, sixteen bushels to the acre. He has fifteen head of cattle and five horses. Has 2,000 grafted fruit trees on his farm from one to five years old. He was married November 15, 1858, to Miss Nancy M. English, who was killed by lightning June 10, 1864. They had one child - Dora E. Mr. Guyer was married April 13, 1875 to Miss Emma Eldrid, and they have had two children - Kittie and Willie. Mr. Guyer was Township Trustee of Kill Creek Township for two years, and County Commissioner of Osborne County since 1876. He was wounded at Petersburg, June 21, 1864, in the right thigh.

FRED V. HEBERLEIN, farmer, Section 17, P. O. Kill Creek, was born in Prussia, on the Rhine, July 24, 1820, and worked on a farm until he was twenty-three years of age, when he entered the Prussian army for two years. In 1846 he came to the United States and located near Milwaukee, Wis., where he was engaged in farming for twelve years. He then sold his farm, and went to Columbia County, Wis., and engaged in the livery business for seven years, when he sold out and moved to Adams County, Wis., and bought a farm and engaged in farming for seven years. He sold his farm and worked on the railroad for two years, and then went to Monroe County, to the Wisconsin pineries where he kept a boarding house for four years; when he again sold his business and came to Osborne County, Kan., where he has since been engaged in farming. He was married to Miss Louisa Rothe, March 10, 1850; they have six children - Fredericka, William F., Bertha, Matilda, Earnest and Ella.

Kill Creek Kansas, 1912.

Killcreek, a hamlet in Osborne county, is located between Little Medicine and Kill creeks, 13 miles southwest of Osborne, the county seat, and 9 miles in the same direction from Bloomington, the nearest railroad station and shipping point, whence it receives mail by rural route. The population in 1910 was 18.

La Mont Kansas

La Mont Kansas.

 

Osage County.

Junction Township map, 1879.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/224042/page/28

 

On the county map you can find La Mont in township 16-south and range 16-east.  On the township map you can find La Mont in section 23.

 

La Mont Post Office.

 

La Mont post office open January 7, 1871 and ran to January 31, 1887, first post master was Warner W. Morris, post office moved to Vassar.  Vassar post office opened J anuary 31, 1887 and was still running upto 1961.

 

Authors note.  When the railroad came through Junction township it passed throught section 22, and 23.  Now its my belief that not only did La Mont move to Vassar but changed its name to Vassar.  My reasoning is this before 1886, Vassar is not shown on the county map, but La Mont was, however after 1887, when La Mont post office moved La Mont is not shown on the county map. La Mont was in section 23, the post office was mover about a mile west to section  22 the site of Vassar.

 

Patrons of Junction township who used La Mont as their P. O. address as of 1879.

 

I. N. Morris, section 24, farmer and Stock Raiser, from Dearborn county Indiana, came to county 1869.

 

A. Storbeck, section 24, farmer and Stock Raiser, from Germany, came to county 1969.

 

E. N. Hollingwarth, section 24, farmer and Stock Raiser, from Wayne county Indiana, came to county 1870.

 

Ezra Keplonger, section 14, farmer and Stock Raiser, from Clark county Ohio, came to county 1878.

 

P. Peter, section 14, farmer and Stock Raiser, from Sweden, came to county 1858.

 

O. Fairbanks, section 14, farmer and Stock Raiser, from Westmoreland county, N. H., came to county 1869.

Riverside Kansas.

Riverside Kansas.

 

Ness County.

High Point Township Map, 1906.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209430/page/29

 

On the county map Riverside can be found in township 20-south and range 22-west.  On the township map Riverside can be found in sections 19 -20.

 

Riverside Post Office.

 

Riverside post office open February 18, 1879 and ran to April 30, 1920.  First postmaster was Mrs. Elvira Williamson.

 

Riverside Kansas, 1887.

 

A  nice little hamlet just eight miles east of Harold and fifteen miles southi ast of Ness City. Riverside has a delightful location too, and from its smooth elevated plateau, looks out upon one of the loveliest valley views in the country. The clear, swift waters of the Pawnee flow hard by the town and the water supply is exceptionally fine. Building stones and sand are abundant and equal in quality to any in the country. The tributary farm country is fair and fertile as an oriental garden, and the neighboring farmers raised the best corn crops in the county this year. '1 lu-v always raise good crops here. Many of the farmers are Germans and ihey handle their lands like men who loved and revered the noble calling of Cincinnati. They are men of all work ana no play and are growing rich in lands, nice cozy stone homes, barns and sheds and thrifty oichards, groves and live stock. Riverside has a neat little hotel kept in capital shape by Mrs. H. C. Williamson, an intelligent and estimable Massachusetts lady, who likes the country because it has renewed her health. The pioneer merchant, Mr. J. B. Whitley, began general trade here in 1885, two years before the town was laid out, and has built up a large and prosperous business. He came from Brooklyn, N. Y., is a bright business man and a close observer, and believes in a fine out come for the country.

 

Jessie Horton, used Riverside as his P. O. address in 1906, he was a farmer and Stock Raiser, came to the county in 1880.

 

Riverside Kansas, 1912.

 

Riverside, a country hamlet in Ness county, is located in Highpoint township on the Pawnee river, about 15 miles southeast of Ness city, the county seat, and 13 miles from Hanston, the nearest shipping point. It has a money order postoffice. The population in 1910 was 40.

 

Saltville Kansas.

Saltville Kansas.

 

Mitchell County.

Salt Creek Township map, 1884.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/224024/page/23

 

On the county map you can find Saltville in township 9-south and range 7-west.  Onthe township map you can find Saltville in section 9. 

 

Saltville Post Office.

 

Saltville post office open March 11, 1873 and ran to August 15, 1901.  First postmaster was William W. Abercrombie.

 

Patron's of Salt Creek township who used Saltville as their P. O. address as of 1884.

 

Authors note.  As this list is so long I have given you the links to the two pages.

 page 1. http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/224024/page/41

page 2. http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/224024/page/42

 

Two patron's of Salt Creek township who used Saltville as their P. O.  adress as of 1883.

 

W. W. ABERCROMBIE, farmer and postmaster, Saltville, was born in Georgia in 1846; came to Mitchell County, Kan., in 1869; took a homestead thirteen miles south of Beloit; is now the owner of 1,240 acres, with 400 under cultivation. Has forty head of cattle and one hundred hogs, and six head of horses. When Mr. Abercrombie came to Mitchell County, he had about $300, and a wife and six children. In 1870 the first election in Mitchell County, Mr. Abercrombie and eight others were all the votes in his township, six miles wide and twenty-four long, and he brought the poll-books to Beloit the county-seat, and when he came to the Solomon River, he was compelled to leave his horse on the south side and swim across. He also left his shooting iron on the other side, a thing the early settlers hated very much to do. When the subject of this sketch moved to Mitchell County, his nearest neighbor lived thirteen miles away. Mr. Abercrombie now holds the office of postmaster of Saltville, and has held the office of township clerk. Is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and is also a Royal Arch Mason. He was married at Cooper Gap, on top of Blue Ridge, in Lumpkin County, Ga., to Miss Elizabeth Brookshire, and is the father of ten children. His little daughter Arvey was the first white child born in Mitchell County south of the river.

BENJAMIN F. McMILLAN, P. O. Saltville, was born December 29, 1844, at Lancaster, Pa.; moved to Polo, Ogle Co., Ill., in 1847, and located in Mitchell County, Kan., in 1874, where he is engaged in farming; has 130 acres of broom corn this year, yield about one ton to five acres, about two to one better than last year. Graduated at Northwestern College of Chicago, Ill. Preached for the past seven years. Married April 3, 1877, to Miss Julia Pratt. They have one child - Robert W. Enlisted in Company E, Ninety-second Illinois Mounted Infantry Volunteers, as private, August 6, 1862; discharged August 10, 1865, at the close of the war.

Civil War Veterans of Saltville.

 

Lewis H. Cochram, Gun shot to back, $2. per month, pension started July, 1882.

 

Abram R. Curby, Dis. of lung, liver and hart.

 

George W. Murry, Gun shot to neck and scapula, pension 10 Dollars per month..

 

Saltville Kansas, 1912.

Saltville, one of the inland hamlets of Mitchell county, is located on Salt creek in the southeastern part of the county, about 12 miles south of Beloit, the county seat, and 7 miles northwest of Barnard, from which place it receives mail by rural route. The population in 1910 was 25..

Wagstaff Kansas.

Wagstaff Kansas.

 

Miami county

Ten mile township map, 1901.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209381/page/6

 

On the county map Wagstaff can be found in township 15 & 16-south and range 24 & 25-east.  On the township map Wagstaff can be found in section 18.

 

Wagstaff Post Office.

 

Wagstaff post office open June 7, 1888 and ran to November 30, 1933.  First postmaster was Abraham Rohrer.

 

There was ony one patron from Ten mile township who used Wagstaff as their P. O.. address as of 1901.

 

F. H. Gieseke, farmer, came to county 1898.

 

Wagstaff Kansas, 1912.

 

Wagstaff, a village in the northeastern part of Miami county, is on the Missouri Pacific R. R., 8 miles northeast of Paola, the county seat. It has a money order postoffice, telegraph and express offices, and in 1910 had a population of 35.

 

Cottage Hill, Kansas

The town of Cottage Hill.

Cottage is a strange little town, no one seems to know anything about it.  One can learn about the school, church and cemetery but nothing on the town itself.  It's recorded that the town was laid out before 1872, however you will find no information on it.  It's clearlly marked on the county and township maps, but beyound that there is nothing else.  Cottage Hill never had a post office, and no businesses listings were found.

 

Marshall County.

Cottage Township map. 1904.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209410/page/7

 

Onthe county map Cottage Hill can be found in township 5-south and range 6-east.  On the township map Cottage Hill can be found in section 22.

 

COTTAGE HILL SCHOOL.

Cottage Hill district No. 31 was organized in the winter of 1870-71. with Frank Leach as director ; James Nash, clerk, and Jackson Thomas, treasurer. Sarah McKelvey taught the first school in the winter following. H. Jones and John Dolen built the school house. The present members of the school board are: Mr. Pischnez, director; E. F. Roepke, clerk, and Henry Webber, treasurer. The new school house was built in 1916 at a cost of  three thousand five hundred dollars, including furnace and modern up-to-date furniture ; the basement is cemented and used as a play room, gymnasium and for town meetings. It is twenty-six by thirty-six, with an addition ten by thirty, for hall and work room. It is to be paid for by direct taxation in three years, commencing in 1915. 

COTTAGE HILL CEMETERY.

 

Cottage Hill Cemetery Association was chartered in February, 1891. The charter members were P. T. Vickery, James Clark, C. G. Thomas, John L. Nichols, Samuel Lamereaux, M. H. Gilbert, John Sisco, John Paul, Jackson Thomas, Margaret McDonald, Sylvester Hartman, Charles Powel, L. R. Kistler, George R. Kistler, Joseph Green, A. M. Sherwood, Reuben Fuller, C. J. Nugent, Robert Dockerty, Otto F. Hohn, John Swanson and Ben Lam€reaux. The officers were : President, John Paul ; secretary, M. H. Gilbert ; treasurer, John Sisco. This cemetery being in such a prominent part of Cottage Hill, the entire township is interested in it. and they pride themselves on the beautifying and upkeep of the grounds. It is the best kept and prettiest cemetery in any country place in Marshall county.

COTTAGE HILL CHURCH.

 

The Cottage Hill Alethodist church was organized in 1872, and a church and parsonage were built in 1884. Their first pastor was Rev. Charles Minear. The officers were James Clark, Reuben Hartman, John Nichols, Reuben Fuller (all deceased), and Frank Leah, now living at Grand Junction, Colorado. This church was organized with twenty-two members. At that time it was the only church in Cottage Hill, and the attendance at both church and Sunday school was much larger than now, for Cottage Hill now has three churches within a half mile of each other.

Rev. W. H. Buckner is the present pastor, with thirty-four members and about sixty attendants. The official board is John Sisco, G. Roepke, William Roepke, Herman Anderson, John Leppard and Clarence E. Nichols. The Sunday school superintendent is Henry Pretz, with thirty-eight members. It is a live church and Sunday school.

Lakeland Kansas

MEADE County.

Sand Creek Township map, 1909. 

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209448/page/30

 

On the county map Lakeland can be found in Township 34 & 35-south and Range 26-west.  On the township map Lakeland can be found in section 18.

 

Lakeland Post Office.

 

Lakeland post office open September 17, 1885 and ran to February 29, 1924.  First postmaster was R. M. Painter.

 

Lakeland Post Office, 1916.

 

The postoffice of Lakeland was in the Painter family through several administrations, and is now on the Hulburt ranch.

 

Patron's of Sand Creek Township who used Lakeland as their P.O. address as of 1909.

 

J. F. Hulburt, Ranching.

 

R. M. painter, Pioner in the county, being their first Representative.  Postmaster, Attorney-at-law and Rancher.

 

Charles Thompson, Farmer.

 

Morton Wilson, Farmer.

 

Lakeland Kansas, 1912.

 

Lakeland, a money order postoffice of Meade county, is located in Sand Creek township on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R. R. 20 miles southeast of Meade, the county seat. The population in 1910 was 12.

Goessel Kansas.

Marion County.

West Branch Township map, 1902.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209391/page/23

 

On the county map Goessel can be found in township 21-south and rnge 1-east.  On the township map Goessel can be found in section 5. 

 

Goessel Post Office.

 

Goessel post office open April 13, 1895 and is still running, as of 1961.  First postmaster was Peter Richert.

 

Goessel is named.

 

Goessel was named for Captain Kurt Von Goessel (1852-1895) who went down with his ship, the Elbe, in the English Channel after it was rammed.

 

Two businessmen of Goessel, 1902.

 

F. Klassen, Proprietor, Goessel Roller Mills, Mfg., High Grade Flour, Meal, Graham, Feed Ect.

 

Peter Richert, Physician and Surgeon, came to county 1875.

 

Goessel Kansas, 1912.

Goessel, a hamlet of Marion county, is located 18 miles southwest of Marion, the county seat, and 10 miles south of Lehigh, on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R. R., the nearest railroad station and shipping point. It has a money order postoffice with one rural route. The population, according to the census of 1910, was 100.

Smoky Hill, Somky & Fremont, Kansas.

Smoky Hill, Somky & Fremont, Kansas.

 

McPherson County

Uoniom Township Map, 1903.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209407/page/9

 

On the county map Fremont can be found in township 17-south and range 4-west.  On the township map Fremont can be found in section 29.

 

Names changes.

 

Fremont was formally known by two other names the first being Smoky Hill then in 1894 it was changed to Somky.  both of this town were in Union township and sat in section 20.  Around 1895 the town moved about a mile south to section 29, around this time the town changed it's name to Fremont.

 

Post Office History.

 

Smoky Hill post office open January 3, 1873, and ran to September 27, 1894, first postmaster was August Roth, name changed to Smoky.  Smoky post office open September 27, 1894 and ran to January 23, 1895, name changed to fremont.  Fremont post office open January 23, 1895 and ran to January 30, 1932.

 

Patron of Union township who used Somky Hill as his P. O. address as of 1883.

 

CHARLES J. STROMQUIST, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 28, P. O. Smoky Hill. He came to Kansas December 18, 1869. Worked two years at the carpenters' trade, then began farming. He was born in Sweden, September 27, 1842. Worked mostly on the farm, but also learned the carpenters' and millers' trades. Came to America in 1867. Located at Chicago, where he worked at the carpenter's trade until he came to Kansas. Was married in 1873, to Miss Johanna M. Isakson, a native of Sweden, born July 31, 1849. They have four children - Agnes E., Anna W., Charles E., Francis J. L. (deceased) and Elvira S. He has served as Trustee of Sharp's Creek for two years, and Union Township two and one-half years, and a member of the School Board for several years. He is a member of the Freemount Swedish Lutheran Church, and has been trustee and cashier of the same for the past ten years. He has served as Justice of the Peace two years; is also one of the directors of the Bethania Academy at Lindsborg, Kan.

Patron's of Union township who used Somky Hill as their P. O. address as of 1884.

 

S. E. Brown, farmer, from Ohio, came to county 1878.

 

A. Crowl, farmer and Lake Captain, from Austria, came to county 1883.

 

P. Alfred Dahlsten, farmer, from Sweden, came to county 1870.

 

E. M. Dahlsten, farmer, from Sweden, came to county 1870.

 

J. M. Dahlsten, farmer, from Sweden, came to county 1876.

 

A. P. Dorf, farmer, from Sweden, came to county 1869.

 

Isaac Hokanson, farmer, from Sweden, came to county 1870.

 

J. E. Palmquist, farmer, from Sweden, came to county 1870.

 

A. Palmquist, farmer, from Illinois, came to county 1870.

 

J. P. Stromquist, farmer and Stock Raiser, from Sweden, came to county 1868.

 

S. J. Stromquist, farmer, from Sweden, came to county 1870.

 

J. Seleen, Pastor Swedish Lutheran Church, from Sweden, came to county 1874.

 

C. F. Wistrand, farmer and Horseman, from Sweden, came to county 1874.

 

Patron's of Union township who used Fremont as their P. O. address as of 1903.

 

L. & O. Dahlsten, Dealer in General Merchandies, Coal and Grain.

 

Rev. Joseph D. Danielson, Pastor Sweden Lutheran Church.

 

C. G. Flohr, farmer.

 

Adolf Hawkinson, farmer.

 

C. N. Lundquist, farmer.

 

S. A. Sward, farmer and Stock Raiser and Auctioneer.

 

S. J. Swenson, farmer and Stock Rasier.

 

Fremont Kansas, 1912.

 

Fremont, a post-hamlet of McPherson county, is located in the north-western part, on a branch line of the Missouri Pacific R. R. about 13 miles northwest of McPherson, the county seat. It had a population of  15 according to the census of 1910. The nearest important town is Lindsborg, about 7 miles east.

Groveland Kansas.

Groveland Kansas.

 

McPherson County.

Groveland township map, 1903.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209407/page/28

 

On the county map Groveland can be found in township 20-south and range 4-west.  On the township map Groveland can be found in section 23.

 

Authors note.  Groveland was formally in section 22, ( 1884 atlas ), when the Railroad came through Groveland moved a mile east to section 23.

 

Groveland Post Office.

 

Groveland post office open March 16, 1874 and ran to September 26, 1883, closed and reopen December 22, 1887 and ran to January 15, 1891, closed and reopen February 12, 1891 and ran to May 15, 1912, closed and reopen July 21, 1915 and ran to November 30, 1939.  First postmaster was John Taylor or Tylor.

 

Patron of Groveland township who used Groveland as his P. O. address as of 1883.

A. W. SMITH, farmer and stock raiser, northeast quarter Section 28, Township 20, Range 4 west, P. O. Groveland. He first came to his place in November, 1873, and took his place as a soldier's homestead, there were only three settlers between his place and McPherson at that time. He has 160 acres of land, 140 of which is cultivated. In 1882, he raised 1,800 bushels wheat on 60 acres ground, 800 bushels corn on 40 acres and 700 bushels oats on 14 acres land. He was born in Oxford County, Me., October 18, 1843, lived in native place until seventeen years old. Enlisted in October, 1861, in Company B, First Battalion, Nineteenth United States Infantry, and was Sergeant of his company. He participated in all general engagements of Army of Cumberland; taken prisoner September 20, 1863, at battle Chickamauga; confined in Libby, Danville and Andersonville prisons eighteen months, mustered out June 2, 1865. After army life he followed the coopers' trade in various portions of Pennsylvania four years, he then took charge of the Cambria Iron works as foreman until he came to Kansas. Was married in 1867 to Miss Virginia J. Berlin, of Adams County, Pa. They have five children - Frank S., Laura V., J. Wentworth, Jessie M. and Nellie. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and Republican party. Represented McPherson County in Legislature, Kansas, sessions 1875 and 1877.

Patron's of Groveland township who used Groveland as their P. O. address as of 1884.

Anson Clark, farmer, section 29, from Michigan, came to county 1974.

 

Polly Hayward, farmer, section 28, from Michigan, came to county 1873.

 

Patron's of Groveland township who used Groveland as their P. O. address as of 1903.

 

W. T. Shields, Dealer in Groceries, Grain and Coal, section 28.

 

Lee L. Tuxborn, farmer, section 35.

 

Groveland Kansas, 1912.

Groveland, a hamlet of jMcPherson county, is a station on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R. R., 6 miles southwest of McPherson, the county seat. It has telegraphic communications, express office and post office. The population according to the census of 1910 was 20.

Miller & Fourmile Post Office, Kansas.

Miller, Kansas

 

 Lyon County

Waterloo Township Map, 1901.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209380/page/28

 

Onthe county map you can find Miller in Township 16-south and Range 13-east.  Onthe Township map you can find Miller in section 29.

 

Miller Post Office.

 

Miller post office open April 22, 1887 and ran to December 15, 1905.  First postmaster was John L. Jones.  Closed and reopen April 12, 1912 and ran to April 18, 1958.

 

Miller Kansas, 1912.

 

Miller, a station on the Missouri Pacific R. R. in the northeastern part of Lyon county, is located 19 miles northeast of Emporia, the county seat, and 8 miles west of Osage City, Osage county, from which place it is furnished with mail b}- rural route. It has express and telegraph offices, and the population according to the census of 1910 was 24.

 

Fourmile, Kansas.

 

Lyon County.

Elmendaro township Map, 1901.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209380/page/24

 

On the county map Fourmile can be found in Township 23-south and Range 13-east.  On the Township map Fourmile can be found in section 21.

 

This Post Office is spelled tow ways Fourmile or Four Mile. you will have to try both spellings to find and other information on this town.

 

Fourmile Post office.

 

Fourmile post office open July 20, 1900 and ran to April 13, 1901.  First postmaster was Elizabeth Holden. 

 

Ihere was only one patron of Elmendaro township who used Fourmile as thier P. O. address as of 1901.

 

G. C. Gardner, Farmer, came to county 1880.

 

Fourmile, Kansas, 1912.

 

Fourmile, a rural hamlet in the southeast corner of Lyon county, is 7 miles south of Hartford, the nearest station and shipping point, whence it receives its mail by rural delivery, and 18 miles southeast of Emporia, the county seat.

 

Trading Post Kansas.

Trading Post Kansas.

 

Linn County,Map1906.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209428/page/3

 

On the county mapyou can find Trading Post in the section 21-25,Trading Post is in section 5.  Iwas unable to find Trading Post on the Townshipmap.

 

Trading PostPost Office.

 

Blooming Grove Post office open September 2,1867 and ran to June 22, 1880, name changed to Trading Post.  First post master was Samuel Nickel  Trading Post open June 22,1880 and ran to August 30,1902. First post master was Austin W. Hail.

Trading Post Kansas,1883.

This town is located on the banks of the Marais des Cygnes, about four miles from the State line, and is one of the oldest settlements in the State. The land where it stands was purchased at an early day of a Frenchman named Jarien, by another Frenchman named Chouteau, the latter carrying on a heavy trade with the Indians; hence this post was called the Chouteau Trading Post. There was no town laid out here until 1865, when the Montgomery Town Company was organized, and the town of Montgomery laid out and platted October 17, that year, just east of the present town site of the trading post; but the town not being a success was finally abandoned. Trading Post is located on Section 5, Township 21, Range 25, and was laid out and platted in March, 1866, by Dr. Massey and George A. Crawford. But everything in this town dates from the Marais des Cygnes massacre. Previously to this time, John F. Campbell was keeping store here. Soon after it, Dr. Massey & White opened a store in a log house near the bridge.

A grist-mill was erected in 1857. It has been purchased and much improved by J. & A. Brockett, and is now one of the finest mills in the State. It is two and a half stories high, and has two run of buhrs. There is a saw-mill attached. During most of the year, it is run by water, but during the dry season, in August and September, the motive power is steam. It is not ascertainable who preached the first sermon at the Post, but John R. Williams, a Baptist minister, preached to an outdoor congregation, in August, 1856. There are two church organizations in this vicinity, one Baptist, the other Southern Methodist, both of which use the "Swayback" church, situated three miles north and one mile east of the Trading Post as a house of worship. There is also a United Presbyterian organization, four miles east, known as the State Line Church. The present schoolhouse, a two-story frame, was built by the Masons in 1865, and the lower half sold by them to the district.

The first birth in the vicinity was that of Jasper and Newton Nichols, twins, in 1855; the first marriage that of Samuel Brown to Miss Hobbs, in 1856; and the first death that of Mrs. Bartemas, in 1856.

Blooming Grove Lodge, No. 41, A., F. & A. M. , was organized in 1862, with twelve members. Its charter officers were: A. C. Doud, W. M.; William Goss, S. W.; W. W. Silsby, J. W.; Samuel Brown, Secretary; Jackson Lane, Treasurer. The present membership is fourteen.

Trading Post contains at present three general stores, one drug store, two blacksmith shops, one agricultural implement dealer, and about 100 inhabitants.

 

Trading Post Kansas,1912.

Trading Post, the first permanent white settlement in Linn county and one of the first in Kansas, is situated on the Marais des Cygnes river, about 6 miles north of Pleasanton. A trading post was established here about 1825 by Cyprian Chouteau, who carried on an extensive trade with the Indians. Soon after Kansas Territory was organized a number of pro-slavery men from Missouri settled in the vicinity of the trading post, which became their headquarters and the rendezvous of a number of the border ruffians. Montgomery raided the post and destroyed the whiskey kept on hand there in an attempt to drive such characters out of the country, but it continued to be used by Hamelton and his men until the cessation of the border warfare in the eastern counties. No town site was platted until 1865, when the Montgomery Town company was organized and laid out a town just east of the site of the trading post. It was not a success, however, and was abandoned.

Trading Post was laid out in 1866 by Dr. Massey and George Crawford. Previous to that time there was but one store, although a mill had been erected in 1857, and in 1858 Dr. Massey and a man named White opened a second store, near the bridge. Religious services were held out of doors at the post in 1856. A school house was built in 1865 and for a time Trading Post was a flourishing community with several general stores, etc. At the present time it has rural free delivery from Boicourt, and in 1910 had a population of 146.

Rosette & Dewdrop Kansas.

Rosette Kansas

 

Lincoln County.

Hanover Township Map, 1901.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209379/page/11

 

On the county map Rosette can be found in Township 11-south and Range 10-west.  On the Township map you can find Rosette in section 22 or 23, it's hard to tell.

 

Rosette Post Office.

 

Rosette post office open February 12, 1879 and ran to December 31, 1900. First postmaster was Joseph A.Peck.

 

There was only one patron of Hanover Township who used Rosette as their P. O. address as of 1901.

 

J. A. Peck, Farmer and Blacksmith and Manufacturer of Corn Cutters.

 

Rosette Kansas, 1912.

 

Rosette, a hamlet in Lincoln county, is located 15 miles west of Lincoln, the county seat, and 4 miles north of Sylvan Grove, the nearest railroad station and the place from which it receives mail. The population in 1910 was 53.

Dewdrop Kansas.

 

Lincoln County

Marion Township Map, 1901.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209379/page/13

 

On the County map Dewdrop can be found in Township 11-south and Range 8-west.  On the Township map Dewdrop can be found in section 5.

 

Dewdrop Post Office.

 

Dewdrop post office open May 31, 1899 an ranto August 30, 1902.  First postmaster was Minnie C. Broberg.

 

There was only one patron of Marion Township who used Rosette as their P. O. address as of 1901.

 

Ole Nielson, Farmer and Stock Raiser.

 

Dewdrop Kansas, 1912.

 

Dewdrop, a small settlement in Lincoln county, is about 8 miles northwest of Lincoln, the county seat and nearest railroad station, from which place mail is received by rural delivery. The population was reported as 20 in 1910.

Fox & Okaw Post Ofices.

Here are tow Kansas post offices long fore gotten, but I know some out there, there is some one interested in knowning just where they were.
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Fox Post Office.

Kingman County.

Rocherter Township Map, 1903.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209405/page/29

 

On the county map you can find Fox in Town 30-south and Range 9-west.  On the Township map you can find fox in section 32.

 

Fox Post Office.

 

Fox post office open July 13, 1888 and ran to July 31, 1903.  First poatmaster was Mrs. Sue Fox  another  postmasters was J. H. Jacobs ( 1903 ), also a Farmer and Stock Raiser.  He also own the land the post office sat on.

 

Okaw Post Office.

 

Kingman County.

Chikaskia Township Map, 1903.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209405/page/31

 

On the county map Okaw can be found in Township 30-south and Range 9-west.  On the Township map Okaw can be found in section 32.

 

Okaw Post Office.

 

Okaw poost office open July 9, 1888 and ran to March 15, 1905.  First postmaster was Lucian L houer or hover.

 

Okaw Kansas, 1912.

 

Okaw, a country hamlet near the south line of Kingman county, is located 20 miles southwest of Kingman, the county seat. It receives mail from Duquoin, Harper county.

 

 

Bonita Kansas

Bonita Kansas.

Spanish meaning ( Beautiful ).

 

Johnson County.

Spring Hill Township Map, 1902.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209390/page/15

 

On the county map Bonita can be found in Township 14-south and Range 23-east.  On the Township map Bonita can be found in section 25.

 

Bonita Post Office.

 

Bonita post office open January 12, 1880 and ran to June 14, 1890, closed and reopened November 26, 1890 and ran to September 15, 1934.  First postmaster was  Frederick Gilbert.

 

The only one Patron for Spring Hill township who usde Bonita as their P. O. address as of 1902.

 

Ilewellyn or Lieweilyn, Siess, Farmer and stock Raiser, came to county 1865.

 

Bonita Kansas, 1912.

Bonita, a village of Johnson county, is located in the southern part of the St. Louis & San Francisco R. R. about 5 miles south of Olathe, the county seat. It was settled first in 1879, a postoffice was established in the fall of that year, and the first store was opened about that time. The town was first called Alta as it was the highest point on the railroad, but as there was another postofifice by that name in the state it was changed to Bonita. At the present time it has a money order postoffice, telegraph and express facilities and in 1910 had a population of 35.

Straight Creek Kansas.

Straight Kansas.

 

 Jackson County.

Straight Creek Township Map, 1903.

http://img.kansasmemory.org/00073423.jpg

On the county map Straight Creek can be found in Township 6-south and Range 16-east.  On the Township map Straight can be found in section 18.

 

Straight Creek Post Office.

Straight Creek post office open January 1, 1888 and ran to April 15, 1908, closed and reopened April 1, 1909 and ran to December 15, 1910, closed and reopened March 11, 1911 and ran to January 15, 1929.  First postmaster was Shirrell Hill.

 

There was only one patron listed who used Straight Creek as their P. O. address as of 1903.

 

J. R. Dague, Farmer and Stock Raiser also Postmaster, Justice of the peace and Insurance Agent.

 

Straight Creek Kansas, 1912.

Straight Creek, a hamlet of Jackson county, is located in Straight Creek township on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R. R., 6 miles northeast of Holton, the county seat, from which place it receives mail. Prior to 1869 the lands of the township belonged to the Kickapoo Indian reservation. J. H. Thompson claimed land in 1854 and settled in 1855. John Hibbard came in 1856. Other early settlers were S. J. Rose, WilHam Chambers, W. L. Estes, T. Burns, James Hastings and others. G. W. Weister built the first mill.

Kidderville & Laurel Kansas.

Kidderville Kansas.

 

Hodgeman County.

North Roscoe Township Map. 1907.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209438/page/9

 

On the county map Kidderville can be found in Township 21-south and Range 26-west.  On the Township map Kidderville can be found in section 25.

 

Kidderville Post Office.

 

Kidderville post office open May 19, 1879 and ran to August 15, 1914.  First postmaster was George Faulkner.

 

Patron's of North Roscoe Township who used Kidderville as their P. O. address as of 1907.

 

J. P. Faulkner, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1876.

 

Robert Gerecke, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1879.

 

J. A. Hamm, Farmer and Justice of the Peace, came to county 1878.

 

M. R. Mould, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1879.

 

E. T. Roberts, Farmer and Retied Railroad Contractor, came to county 1878.

 

Civil War Veterans of Kidderville.

 

Edward T. Roberts, Gun shot wound in both arms, pension $6, per month, pension started December, 1864.

 

Robert Gerecke, wounded in left knee, pension $4, per month, pension started May, 1878.

 

Kidderville Kansas, 1912.

 

Kidderville, a country postoffice in Hodgeman county, is located in North Roscoe township, 17 miles northwest of Jetmore, the county seat. It has mail tri-weekly. The population in 1910 was 38. There are a number of cattle breeders in the vicinity.

Laurel Kansas.

Hallet Township Map, 1907.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209438/page/14

 

On the county map Laurel can be found in Township 22-south and Range 25-west.  On the Township map Laurel can be found in section 29.

 

Laurel Post Office.

 

Laurel post office open February 26, 1886 and ran to September 15, 1912.  First postmaster was Alfred T. Reiley.

 

Patron's of Hallet Township who used Laurel as their P. O. address as of 1907.

 

B. Kline, Postmaster and Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1880.

 

John Love jr., Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1886.

 

George M. Montague, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1886.

 

Michael Nilhas or Hllhas, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1886.

 

A. Schauvilege or Schauvllege, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1889.

 

Laurel Kansas, 1912.

 

Laurel, a country postoffice in Hodgeman county, is located in Hallet township about 10 miles west of Jetmore, the county seat and nearest shipping point. It has mail tri-weekly. The population in 1910 was 18.

 

Zimmerdale Kansas.

Zimmerdale Kansas.

 

Harvey County.

Emma Township Map, 1902.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209389/page/6

Emma Township Map, 1918.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223955/page/26

Emma Township Map,,1926?

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223957/page/9

 

On the county map Zimmerdale can be found in Township 22-south and Range 1-west.  In the townships maps Zimmeradle can be found in section 25.

 

Zimmerdale School.

 

School District 79, Zimmerdale, section 26.

 

Town of Zimmerdale.

 

Zimmerdale is located between Newton and Hesston on former US-81.  The town was named for Martin Zimmerman, substituting the "dale" for Truesdale "man" in Zimmerman.  It was never an official town and only consisted of some ten buildings, Grain elevator and salvage yard.  The area had fallen in to disrepair and the owner died in 1999( Joe Kauffman, owner of the salvage and self-proclaimed Mayor of Zimmerdale ).  The couty commissioners placed the "town" of Zimmerdale on the auction block.

 

Joe Kauffman.

 

ZIMMERDALE -- Joe I. Kauffman, dies at 68, mechanic and former operator an auto repair shop in Zimmerdale for many years.  If you would like to learn more about Mr. Kauffman, go to the site of ( Find A Grave.)

 

Authors Note.  Zimmerdal was a hard town to pin down.  History records that Zimmerdale was in section 29, how ever that's in erorr.  By going to the townships maps you will clearly see that Zimmerdale is in section 25, although the name is in section 26.  In the township map of 1918, Zimmerdale is clearly marked in section 25, although the name is marked in section 26..

 

 

Trousdale Kansas.

Trousdale Kansas.

 

Harvey County.

Emma Township Map, 1902.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209389/page/6

 

On the county map Trousdale can be found in Township 22-soith and Range 1-west.  On the Township map Trousdale can be found in section 25.

 

Trousdale Post Office.

 

Trousdale post office open November 27, 1893 and ran to August 15, 1906.  First postmaster was Jacob H. Horst.

 

Patron's of Emma Township who used Trousdale as their P. O. address as of 1902.

 

George Bessmer, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Section 28.

 

E. H. Byler Farmer and Stock Raiser, Section 24.

 

W. T. Dillman, Farmer and Breeder of Pure Bred Partridge Cochin Chickens, Section 34.

 

B. E. Miller, Buyer and Shipper of Grain on commission.  Coal and Building Rock for Sale, Section 25.

 

W. B. Onstott, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Section 18.

 

A. L. Steiner, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Section 27.

 

Umholtz, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Section 36.

 

Trousdale Kansas, 1912.

Trousdale, a station on the Missouri Pacific R. R. in Harvey county, is located 1 miles northwest of Ncwton. the county scat, from which postoffice its mail is distributed. The population in 1910 was 35.

Flint Ridge & Lapland Kansas.

Flintridge or Flint Ridge Kansas.

 

Greenwood County.

Salem Township Map, 1903. 

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209403/page/16

 

On the county map Flint Ridge can be found in Township 24-south and Range 8-east.  On the Township map Flint Ridge can be found in section 10.

 

Flint Ridge Post Office.

 

Flint Ridge post office open August 24, 1874 and ran to December 31, 1921.  First post master was Albert A. Grasselli, name changed to Eureka in 1921.

 

Civil War Veteran, 1883.

 

Michael D. Burk, Gun Shot to Right Shoulder, Pension $4.

 

Citizens of Flint Ridge, 1878.

 

A. S. Mann, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from New York.

Frederick H. Mann, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from New York.

 

Flint Ridge or Flintridge, Kansas, 1912.

 

Flintridge, a country postoffice in Greenwood county, is located in Salem township 20 miles northwest of Eureka, the county seat and nearest railroad station and shipping point. It receives mail tri-weekly.  The population according to the 1910 census was 14.

 

Lapland Kansas.

Greenwood County

Salem Township map, 1903.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209403/page/17

 

On the county map Lapland can be found in Township 24-south and Range 9-east.  On the township map Lapland can be found in section11.

 

Lapland Post Office.

 

Lapland post office open August 1, 1871 and ran to July 31, 1906.  First post master was Ole H. Hover.

 

Patron's of Salem who used Lapland as their P. O. address as of 1903.

M. C. Bane, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Section 11.

E. Marshall, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Section 2.

 

Civil War Veteran Pensioner, 1883.

 

George W. K. Bailey, Wound to right leg, pension $25.

 

Citizens of Lapland 1878.

 

G. W. K. Bailey, Farmer and Breeder, from Illinois.

William A. Spain, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Ohio.

W. H. Wiggins, Farmer and Breeder, from Ohio.

 

Lapland Kansas, 1912.

 

Lapland, a discontinued postoffice in Greenwood county, is located in Salem township 16 miles northwest of Eureka, the county seat and the nearest banking and shipping point. The mail for this point is sent to Flintridge. The population, according to the report of 1910, is 20.

Tweed & Coin Kansas.

Tweed Kansas.

 

Gove County.

Lewis Township Map, 1907.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209437/page/33

 

On the county map Tweed can be found in Township 15-south and Range 31-west.  On the township map Tweed can be found in section 1.

 

Tweed Post Office.

 

Tweed post office open October 12, 1901 and ran to October 15, 1913.  First postmaster was Claus Swans

 

Patron's of Lewis Township who used Tweed as their P. O. address as of 1907.

 

M. D. Cruther, Farmer came to county 1905.

R. Goldsmith, Farmer, came to county 1904.

G. L. Harrington, Farmer and Ranchman, came to county 1886.

I. L. Longwell, Farmer and Sheriff, came to county 1887.

John McCool, Farmer, came to county 1904.

John A. Nutt, Farmer, came to county 1903.

J. H. Ohlemeier, Farmer, came to county 1903.

John McNeal, Farmer, came to county 1902.

W. F. Parr, Farmer, came to county 1905.

J. C. Petterson, Farmer, came to county 1903.

P. N. Randolph, Farmer, came to county 1905.

Otto Stalder, Farmer, came to county 1903.

S. G. Starner, Farmer, came to county 1905.

 

Tweed Kansas, 1912.

 

Tweed, a country postoffice in Gove county, is located on the Smoky Hill river, about 20 miles southwest of Gove, the county seat, and 15 miles north of Healy in Lane county, the nearest shipping point. It has one general store and receives
mail daily.

Coin Kansas.

 

Gove County.

Gaeland Township Map, 1907.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209437/page/21

 

On the county map Coin can be found in Township 13-south and Range 31-west.  On the Township map Coin can be found in section 36.

 

Coin Post Office.

 

Coin post office open September 14, 1900 and ran to May 31, 1917.  First postmaster was Mrs. Jennie Miller.

 

There were only two Patron's who used Coin as their P. O. address, as of 1907.

 

W. E. Miller, Farmer.

Samuel G. Sheard, Farmer, came to county 1903.

 

Coin Kansas, 1912.

 

Coin, a rural money order postoffice of Gove county, is located in Gaeland township on Plum creek, and about 15 miles southwest of Gove, the county seat. Campus, on the Union Pacific, is the most convenient railroad station.

Wellsville Kansas.

Wellsville Kansas.

Franklin County.
Franklin Township Map, 1903.
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209402/page/6

On the county map Wellsville can be found in Township 15-south and range 21-east.  On the Township map Wellsville can be found in section 28.

 

Wellsville Post Office.

 

Wellsville post office open October 3, 1870, some research say's it was 1872, the post office ran upto at lest 1961, first postmaster was W. S. Brockway.

 

Patron's of Franklin county who used Wellsville as their P. O. adress as of 1903.

 

Authors note.  The number at the end of each name is the section number they lived in.  By going back to the Township map you can see where the had lived.



 

 

Wellsville Kansas, 1912.

Wellsville, the second largest town in Franklin county, is located in the northeast corner on the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe R. R. The town site was purchased in 1870 by J. Emerson, P. P. Elder and J. J. B. Shute, who had it platted. In August of that year the first dwelling was built, and in the fall H. N. Brockway opened the first store. In the spring of 1872 a second store was opened by Parker & Raj'. The first hotel was opened in 1875, and the next year Paul Laberrier opened a drug store. One of the first large commercial enterprises was the building of an elevator in 1877 at a cost of $5,000. The following year a large wagon shop was started, which carried on a good business.

In 1878 Nathaniel Steen purchased the town site and inaugurated such a liberal policy that many settlers were attracted to the town. The first school was taught in 1871 by Ella Brown. In 1881 a large school house was erected and today Wellsville has a fine public school system. The postoffice was established in 1872 with W. Brockway as the first postmaster. The Congregational church was established in 1875. and a church building was completed in 1877.  The Methodists organized in 1881. Since then other denominations have perfected organizations and erected church buildings.

The first newspaper, the Wellsville News, made its appearance on April 20, 1882, edited by Dr. H. M. Bennett. It did much to advertise the town and worked in its interests for years. Wellsville is the banking, shipping and supply town for a rich agricultural district. It has hotels, general stores, drug stores, hardware and implement houses, lumber yards, furniture stores, wagon and blacksmith shops, a newspaper, a money order postoffice. telegraph and express facilities, and in 1910 had a population of 750.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES - FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, 1883.

Patron's of Wellsville.

http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/franklin/franklin-co-p12.html#WELLSVILLE

Togo Kanssas.

Togo Kansas.

 

Graham County.

Happy Township map, 1906.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209425/page/26

 

On the county map Togo can be found in Township 10-south and Range 23-west.  On the Township map Togo can be found in section 24.

 

Togo Post Office.

 

Togo post office open June 20, 1905 and ran to September 14, 1910.  First postmaster was George McVey.

 

Togo Kansas 1912.

 

Togo, a hamlet in Happy township, Graham county, is located 12 miles south of Hill City, the county seat, and 11 miles north of Wakeeney, Trego county, which is the usual shipping point. Togo has a general store, a postoffice, and the population in 1910 was 20.

Happy Kansas

Happy Kansas.

 

Graham County.

Happy Township Map, 1906.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209425/page/21

 

On the county map Happy can be found in Township 9-south and Range 23-west.  On the township map Happy can be found in section 32.

 

Happy Post Office.

 

Happy started out as Happy Hollow who's post office open April 23, 1879 and ran to May 31, 1881, closed, then moved or changed name to just Happy.  Happy post office open May 14, 1883 and ran to May 7, 1884, closed then repoen July 22, 1885 and ran to November 15, 1906.  First postmaster was Nathaniel Crank.

 

Patron's of Happy Township who used Happy as their P. O. address as of 1906.

 

George Bossler, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1885.

J. L. Franklin, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1884

Philip Gan-?, Farmer and Stock Raiser.

Thomas A. Hawkins, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1902.

J. S. Hunter, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1886.

James Lethem, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1899.

C. C. Miles, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1901.
R. G. Wooard, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1902.

 

Happy Kansas, 1912.

Happy, a country hamlet in Graham county, is located 12 miles south of Hill City, the county seat and the postoffice from which it receives its mail.

Black Wolf Kansas.

Black Wolf, Kansas.

 

Ellsworth County.

Black Wolf Township Map, 1901.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209378/page/10

 

On the county map Black Wolf can be found in Township 15-south and Range 9-west.  On the Township map Black Wolf can be found in section 7.

 

Black Wolf Post Office.

 

Black Wolf post office open April 7, 1879 and ran to September 30, 1908, closed and reopened October 12, 1908 and ran to August 31, 1953.  First postmaster was Phil or Phillip Jung.

 

Business of Black Wolf.

 

There was only one business listed.

 

Joseph Cpirn, General Merchandise, Grain, Coal and live Stock and Farmer.

 

Townships Overlaped.

 

Columbia and Black Wolf townships overlaped at some time in history so if your looking at one of Ellsworth old county maps you may find Black Wolf in either one township.

 

Black Wolf, Kansas, 1912.

Black Wolf, a village of Ellsworth county, is located on the Smoky Hill river in the township of the same name, and is a station on the Union Pacific R. R. 7 miles west of Ellsworth, the county seat. It has a money order postoffice, telegraph and express offices, telephone connections, a grain elevator, a good local trade, and in 1910 reported a population of 100.

History of Black Wolf, Kansas.

http://www.legendsofkansas.com/blackwolf.html

A must read if your interested  in learing more about Black Wolf.