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Mullinville, Kansas Art by Kathy Alexander.

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Place NameCountyPlace TypePost Office DatesMore Information
McAllasterLoganLost Town1887-1897
1903
1906-1953		It was located on the Smoky Hill Trail and theUnion Pacific Railroad, about 15 miles northwest ofRussell Springs.

 

McCandlessFranklinLost Town1900-1901
McCamishJohnsonLost TownNoneThe McCamish community was laid out in 1857 by Richard D. McCamish on Bull Creek about two miles northeast of Edgerton. The area had been previously known as Hibbard and had an established post office. In 1858, the rival town ofLanesfield, which was named in honor of General James H. Lane, was established on the other side of Bull Creek. McCamish was eventually “deserted and outstripped” by its rival, Lanesfield.
McClainsSedgwickLost Town
McCrackenRushCurrent TownMcCracken was founded as an old railroad town.
McCue, FriendFinneyLost TownNamed after Basil M. McCue from Hastings, Nebraska, the organizer of the Garden City Western Road. It was on theSt. Louis and San Francisco Railroad. The town’s name was changed to Friend.
McCuneCrawfordCurrent Town1875-PresentNamed for pioneer Isaac McCune, McCune, Kansas, is a small town in southwest Crawford County on the divide between the Neosho River and Lightning Creek. As of the 2020 census, the city’s population was 370, and its total area was 0.31 square miles.
McDonaldRawlinsCurrent TownNamed for R. L. McDonald, a pioneer rancher.
McDowell CreekRileyLost TownNow part ofFort Riley.
McFarlandWabaunseeCurrent Town1887-1966On theChicago and Rock Island Railroad in 1887. The post office closed on December 30, 1966.
McGee’sOsageLost PlaceOn 110 Creek,Santa Fe Trail.
McGregorSheridanLost Town1883-1884
McHaleRooksLost Town
McKinneyDouglasLost Town1857-1868
McLainHarveyLost Town1886-1906Named for Earnest McLains, a banker. Located on theMissouri Pacific Railroad, five miles southeast of Newton. In 191, it had a population of 26.
McLouthJeffersonCurrent TownNamed for Amos McLouth, the townsite owner.
McPhersonMcPhersonCurrent TownCounty seat. Named in honor of General James B. McPherson. It was on theChicago and Rock Island Railroad in 1887.
McPherson CollegeMcPhersonCurrent CollegeNAMcPherson College, located inMcPherson, Kansas, was chartered in August 1887 by German Baptist Brethren church leaders who recognized the need for a college west of the Mississippi River to meet the educational needs of settlers moving westward.
McPherson CountyMcPhersonCurrent CountyNACreated from an unorganized area in 1867.McPherson is the county seat.
McWhinneyvilleMorrisLost TownSouth ofWhite City.
MabelKingmanLost Town1884-1887
MaceRussellLost Town1872-1874
MacgrawSheridanLost Town1888-1905Located on the north fork of the Solomon River, this hamlet was 12 miles north of Hoxie. In 1910, it received its mail from Dresden, the nearest railroad station.
Mackie, Mackie Camp, 42 CampCherokeeLost TownNoneCoal mining camp.
MacksvilleStaffordCurrent TownNamed for George Mack, a pioneer.
MaconWallaceName ChangeThe name changed to Dinas.
Macyville/Ten MileCloudLost Town1871-1879
1879-1905		The town’s name changed from Ten Mile to Macyville on August 22, 1879. It was in Summit Township, nine miles southwest of Concordia and about 11 miles northeast of Glasco.
MadelineWichitaLost Town1888-1891
MadisonGearyName ChangeAt the junction of Madison Creek andRepublican River at or near Bachelder, now Milford.
MadisonGreenwoodCurrent Town
Madison JunctionWas on the Howard and Benedict Branches of theAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad.
MaduraClayLost Town1869-1871It was two miles south of Wakefield.
MaduraKingmanLost Town1869-1871
MagdaLyonLost Town1890-1904A hamlet located nine miles south of Plymouth. It was on theAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad.
Magna CityButlerAn oil boom town east of Douglas.
MagicRileyLost Town1882-1892
MagnoliaAllenLost Town1862-1863
MagnoliaAtchisonLost Town
MagnoliaBourbonLost Town
MagnoliaSedgwickLost Place1877-1889The post office moved to Andale.
MahaskaWashingtonCurrent Town1887-PresentMahaska, Kansas, is a small town situated one mile south of theNebraska state line in Union Township,Washington County. As of the 2020 census, its population was 46.
MairestownShawneeLost Town1857-1862Mairestown was founded by Thomas W. Mairs in 1855.
MaizeSedgwickCurrent Town
MajellaBourbonLost Town1892-1902The post office was in the home of M.E. Remnsider, the first postmaster. He added a room to add a store. It was nine miles northeast of Bronson.
Mall CreekClayLost Town
MaltaCloudLost Town1875-1884
MalvernOsageLost Town
Manchester/KeystoneDickinsonGhost Town1877-1993A tiny town located in the northwest corner ofDickinson County. Though it is officially “extinct” because it no longer has a post office, it had a population of 47 as of the 2020 census.
Mandova or MandoviAndersonLost TownLaid out in 1858 and abandoned in 1860, it consisted of three log cabins, but it also boasted the finest lithographed map of any town in Kansas.
ManhattanRileyCurrent TownCounty Seat. Two settlements were established — Canton and Poleska in 1854. They were consolidated and renamed Boston. When a large colony of new settlers arrived, the name was changed to New Amsterdam, and later to Manhattan. It occurred on theKansas Pacific Railroad between1865 and 1866.
ManilaFordLost Town1898-1899
MankatoJewellCurrent TownOriginally called Jewell Center.
ManleyMarshallLost Town1881-1890
ManningScottExtinct Town1887-1955When the Missouri Pacific Railway conducted its final survey in 1887, Manning,Kansas, was established next to the tracks. The area still features a grain elevator, several silos, and buildings.
Mann’s Fort, Fort MannFordLost Place1845Fort Mann was located on theSanta Fe Trail just a few miles west of present-day Dodge City.
MansanAllenLost Town
MansfieldLinnLost Town1866-1875Mansfield got its start in the early 1860s.
Mansion, MunsionMorrisLost Town
MantanzasChautauqua
MantenoNessLost Town1880-1914A country post office, Manteno, was located on Guzzlers Gulch Creek, 15 miles southwest of Ness City, the county seat. In 1910, the community had a post office and a population of 25.
ManterStantonCurrent Town
ManteyLinnExtinct Town1894-1903
1904-1905		Named after a pioneer. Mantey still sports an old business building and the 1882 Oxford No. 99 school.
MantuaAllenLost Town1859-1862Also spelled Mantau and Mantan.
MannvilleBrownLost Town1871-1876
Maple CityCowleyLost Town1872 -??The post office moved from Clarence. It still has several homes in the area and a community church.
Maple HillWabaunseeCurrent TownFounded by George Fowler in 1882. It was on theChicago and Rock Island Railroad in 1887. It is 17 miles northeast of Alma.
Maple GroveClayLost Town1873The post office was open for less than six months.
Maple GrovePottawatomieLost Town1874-1880
MapletonBourbonCurrent Town1857-Present
MaplewoodAllenLost Town1872The post office was open for less than six months.
MarakBrownLost Town1870-1882Named for the first postmaster, Franz Marak.
Marble FallsMarshallLost TownNoneThis settlement was established in 1867 by Judge Lewis, the father of Mrs. E.A. Berry ofWaterville. When the railroad was located in Waterville, the Marble Falls buildings were moved there.
MarburgLeavenworthLost TownEight miles west of Kickapoo.
MarenoHodgemanLost Town
Marengo/BellevueSumnerLost Town1877-1880On March 15, 1878, the name changed from Bellevue to Marengo. When the post office closed, it moved to Mayfield.
MargaretLincolnLost Town1882-1902A hamlet located 20 miles southwest of Lincoln and five miles northeast of Wilson, in Ellsworth County, was the nearest shipping point.
MargarettaChasePaper TownNoneThis town was incorporated in 1860 by several men fromCottonwood Falls. It was probably named for Margaret, the wife of S.N. Wood. It was probably nothing more than a paper town.
MariaLeavenworthLost Town1873-1890
MariadahlPottawatomieLost Town1876-1903John A. Johnson laid out the town on April 12, 1871.
MarienthalWichita1902-2017The post office closed on November 18, 2017.
MariettaMarshallCurrent Town1890-1895Marietta was located in Oketo Township on theUnion Pacific Railroad eight miles north ofMarysville.
MariettaRenoLost Town1878-1887
MariettaSalineLost Town1874The post office was open for less than five months.
MarionMarionCurrent TownCounty seat. Settled in 1860 on the north bank of the Cottonwood River on the Santa Fe Trail.
MarionMorrisLost TownIt was a trading post, stage stop, and post office in 1863. Located near White City.
Marion/GlobeDouglasLost Town1870-1894Located on theSanta Fe Trail. The name changed to Globe on August 24, 1881.
Marion CountyMarionCurrent CountyNACreated in 1860 from an unorganized area. Marion is the county seat.
MariposaSalineLost TownThe first town in Saline County. Founded by Plumb, Hunter, and Pierce Counties in 1856, on the south side of theSaline River, near its mouth.
MarkPottawatomieLost Town1884The post office was only open for about six months before it was moved to Fostoria.
Markleys MillOttawaLost Town
Marmaton/MarmitonBourbonLost Town1857-1918The name changed from Marmiton to Marmaton on March 20, 1882.
Maple GrovePottawatomieLost Town1874-1880
MariadahlPottawatomieLost Town1876-1903John A. Johnson laid out the town on the Blue River, in the northwest corner of Pottawatomie County, on April 12, 1871. It was 18 miles fromLouisville and 60 miles by wagon road fromTopeka.
MarkPottawatomieLost Town1884The post office was only open for about six months before it was moved toFostoria.
MarneyCheyenneLost Town1886-1887
MarquetteMcPhersonCurrent Town
Marsh ValleyJewellLost Town1872-1875
MarshallDouglasLost TownIncorporated by several menon theCalifornia Trail south ofLecompton.
MarshallSedgwickLost Town1876-1883Marshal died when theAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad bypassed it to the South.
Marshall CountyMarysvilleCurrent CountyNAOne of the original 36 counties, it was created in 1855.
Marshall’s FerryMarshallLost PlaceNAEstablished in 1852 on theBig Blue River atMarysville. Francis J. “Frank” Marshall, Proprietor. Tradition holds that Marshall also operated a ferry at Independence Crossing during the summers of 1849-51, returning toMissouri during the winter months.
MarshallSalineLost Town
MarshallSedgwickLost Town
MartinEllisLost Town1875-1894Located in North Central Ellis County on theSaline River.
MartindaleCoffeyLost Town1871-1880
MartinsburgAtchisonLost Town
MartinsburgJohnsonLost Town
MarvinPhillipsLost Town
MaryChaseLost TownSeeBazaar.
MarydelSalineLost Town1885-1891
MarysvilleMiamiLost TownSee St. Marysville.
MarysvilleMarshallCurrent TownCounty seat. It was aPony Express Station on theOregon Trail.
MasmerEllsworthLost Place1882-1895
MasonGrayLost Town
MassasoitShawneeLost TownOn Mission Creek, nearDover.
MassillonSumnerLost Town1878The post office was only open for about four months.
MatanzasChautauquaLost Town
MattesonPhillipsLost Town
Matfield GreenChaseCurrent Town1867-1995The post office closed on September 30, 1995.
Mathewson-StraussLabetteLost Town1878-1914The plat for Mathewson, on the Neosho River, was made in 1879. William Downs constructed a building in which he resided, operated a store, and managed the post office. The railroad’s name was Strauss.
MaudKingmanLost Town1881-1886The post office moved to Calista after it closed in Maud.
MaxsonOsageLost Town1882-1910
Maxwell SpringNemahaLost PlaceNAAn emigrant campsite on Fort Leavenworth-Fort Laramie Military Road east of Seneca. William L. Maxwell purchased this land in about 1890.
MayAtchisonLost Town
May Day/May Day SpringRileyLost Place1871-1954Emigrant campsite on theMormon Trail at the crossing of Fancy Creek. Later, it was a small village. It was located in the northern part of the county.
MayettaJacksonCurrent Town
MayfieldSumnerCurrent Town1880-PresentMayfield is a small town in Osborne Township.
Mayline/CarlisleHamiltonName ChangeThe name changed to Carlisle.
MaynardDoniphanLost TownLater called Troy Junction.
MaytonWashingtonLost Town
MayviewJewellLost Town1872-1904Mayview was established in 1871 on the stream of the same name. In 1880, it had a Methodist Episcopal church society, a school, a district, a general store, and a population of 25.
MaywoodWyandotteLost Town1872-1909Maywood was a small hamlet, prettily situated amid a beautiful prairie country, five miles west of White Church. The town obviously struggled because its post office closed and reopened several times. It was named for a pioneer storekeeper.
McDonaldRawlinsCurrent Town1888-PresentMcDonald, Kansas, is a small town in Celia Township of Rawlins County. As of the 2020 census, the city’s population was 113. It has a total area of 0.22 square miles, all of which is land.
McKinleyWashingtonLost Town1892-1895Although the post office was authorized, it was never operational.
Meade, Meade CenterMeadeCurrent TownCounty seat. On theChicago and Rock Island Railroad in 1887.
Meade CountyMeadeCurrent CountyFormed from Finney, Ford, and Seward Counties in 1885.
Meade’s Trading PostSedgwickCurrent TownSite of Wichita.
Meadow BrookJohnsonLost Town1875-1881
1882-1885
1887-1896
MediaDouglasLost Town
Medina-PerryvilleJeffersonLost Town1866-1901A settlement called Perryville was established here in 1865 with the arrival of theUnion Pacific Railroad in the county.
Medicine LodgeBarberCurrent TownCounty seat. Medicine Lodge Peace Treaties, October 1867. 15,000Indians representing theKiowa,Comanche,Arapaho,Apache, andCheyennetribes met here with 600 representatives of the Federal Government.
MedinaJeffersonIt was on theKansas Pacific Railroad.
MedoraRenoExtinct Town1887-1988It was located at the junction of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad’s main lines with theSt. Louis and San Francisco Railroad.
MeekerNeosho
MelbaBarberLost Town1911-1917
MeliorBarberLost Town1886-1891
MellvilleOttawaLost Town1878-1890
Melon SpringsClayLost Town1876-1877A small place in Clay County, 18 miles northwest ofClay Center, the county seat.
MelroseCherokeeLost Town1877-1905Located about 15 miles southwest of Columbus and seven miles from Faulkner.
MelvernOsageCurrent Town
MemphisBourbonLost Town
MenagerWyandotteLost Town1888-1901
MendaLyonLost Town1900-1901A small hamlet seven miles from Hartford, the nearest railroad station.
MendotaDecaturLost Town
Mendota/HaltonEllisLost Town1878-1909Mendota was a small town about 20 miles northwest ofHays on theSaline River.
MendotaLabetteLost TownNow Parsons.
MendotaNeoshoLost Town
MenloThomasExtinct Town-1992The post office closed on June 27, 1992.
MennoHamiltonExtinct Town1907-1924This was a country post office in Lamont Township, which had a population of 25 in 1910. It was about 18 miles southeast of Syracuse, the county seat, and eight miles from Kendall, the nearest shipping point.
MennoMarionLost Town1881-1886
MenokenShawneeLost Town1877-1910Located in Menoken Township, five miles northwest of Topeka. It was on theUnion Pacific Railroad. The population in 1910 was 25.
MentorSalineExtinct Town1881-1995Located in Smolan Township, it was on theUnion Pacific Railroad. The town was named by settlers who came from Mentor,Ohio.
Mercier/GermantownBrownExtinct Town1897-1972Germantown, in Mission Township, was a station on theChicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad.
MeredithCloudLost Town1871-1910Meredith was a small town in Cloud County, about 15 miles south of Concordia and eight miles from Delphos, its nearest banking and shipping point. In 1894, it had a general store, a blacksmith, a carpenter and wagonmaker, a barber, a hotel, and a justice of the peace. The population in 1910 was 78.
MeridenJeffersonCurrent TownWhen Newell Colby came to Kansas from Meriden, New Hampshire, he named the town of Meriden in Kaw Township. It was on theAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad.
MeridianSumnerLost TownThe post office was only open for about six months. It was located at 800 E. 50th St. South, three miles south and four miles east of Wellington.
Merna
MerriamJohnsonCurrent Town
MerrimacMarshallLost Town1859-1862Merrimac was located 10 miles southeast of Irving in 1858, but it was abandoned in 1864
MertillaMeadeLost TownVacated 1893.
Messer, BrownsvilleCherokeeLost Town1874-1906Located on theSt. Louis and San Francisco Railroad, five miles north of Galena.
MetzChautauquaLost Town1874-1888
MiamiLyonLost Town
Miami CountyMiamiCurrent CountyNAOne of the original 36 counties, it was created in 1855. It was first called Lykins County. Paola is the county seat.
Miami JunctionLinnLost Town
Miami State Fishing Lake & Wildlife AreaMiamiPlaceNAMiami State Fishing Lake & Wildlife Area includes 101 acres of water bounded by 149 acres of timbered hillsides in a scenic valley along theMarais des Cygnes River.
Miami VillageMiamiLost TownPost office 1850. One mile north of New Lancaster.
Michigan ValleyOsageGhost Town1870-1967A couple of old business buildings and a church remain.
Middle BranchHodgemanLost Town1878-1888
Middle CreekChaseLost Town1862-1873
1875-1877		Located on a creek of the same name, J.S. Shipman was the first postmaster. The post office moved to Elmdale.
Middletown, Butler’sJeffersonLost TownEstablished in 1858. It was midway betweenLecompton andLeavenworth.
MiddletownWilsonLost Town1873-1903Located in Verdigris Township, 14 miles north of Fredonia and eight miles west of Buffalo, the nearest railroad station is. When its post office closed, it received its mail by rural route from Buffalo.
MidianButlerLost Town1918-1950Company-owned Oil Town.
MidlandButlerLost Town1872-1873The post office moved to Minneha.
MidlandDouglasOn theChicago and Rock Island Railroad and theKansas Pacific Railroad.
MidlandRepublicLost Town1876-1878The post office moved from Mimosa.
Midland/Midland ParkSedgwick
MidlothianHarperLost Town
MidsonFranklinLost Town
Midway/NyackCrawfordLost Town1871-1878
1886-1912		A mining camp in the eastern part of the county. It was also a railroad station on the Kansas City Southern Railroad.
MidwayDickinsonLost Town1880-1886
MidwayJewellLost TownPaper Town, candidate for the county seat.
MidwayJohnsonLost TownIncorporated in 1857.
MidwayMiamiLost Town
MilanSumnerExtinct Ghost Town1975-2011Milan is a tiny ghost town on the Chikaskia River. As of the 2020 census, its population was 56, and its total area was 0.13 square miles, all of which is land. The town is alsoextinct, as it no longer has a post office.
MilbergerRussellLost Town1903-1911Named for Charles Milberger, the postmaster. A country post office in Lincoln Township, 13 miles south of Russell.
MildredAllenGhost Town1907-1973An unincorporated community and nearghost town, the community’s population, as well as that of the surrounding areas, was 25 as of the 2020 census.
MilfordGearyCurrent Town
Mill CreekBourbonLost Town
MillardBartonLost Town1877-1906Named for Francis Millard, the postmaster.
MillardGearyName ChangeSite of the presentJunction City.
MillbrookGrahamLost TownVacated 1895.
MillerDouglas (?)Lost TownPost office 1855, abolished 1856.
MillerLyonExtinct Town1887-1905
1912-1958		Miller, Kansas, is anextinct town in Waterloo Township of northeastLyon County. It was named for the Miller brothers, ranchers.
MillerMorrisLost Town1855-1856Arthur Baker served as the first postmaster of Miller’s post office. He soon left and establishedAgnes City inLyon County.
Miller’s CreekDickinsonLost Town
Miller’s GroveWoodsonLost Town1869-1873The post office moved to Everett when it closed.
Miller’s Springs, MillersburgDouglasLost TownOn theCalifornia Trail.
MillersburgCherokeeLost Town1868-1876Located eight miles northwest of Columbus.
MillersburgLyonLost Town
Millerton/Rolling GreenSumnerLost Town1875-1912The name changed to Millerton on December 3, 1884. It was located eight miles east and three miles north of Conway Springs, at the intersection of 120th Avenue and Drury Road.
MilliganSheridanLost Town1880-1882The town was in Spring Brook Township.
Million’s FerryAtchisonLost PlaceNAEstablished in 1850 on the Missouri River atAtchison.
MillwoodLeavenworthLost Town1871-1904Settled in 1870, the village was located onStranger Creek in the northern part of the county. William Kelsey was the first postmaster. At one point, it had two flour mills, a school, and a tri-weekly stage to Atchison. In 1878, the population was 45. It was located three miles from Easton.
MiloLincolnLost Town1872-1938A country trading point on theAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, about 16 miles northeast of Lincoln. In 1910, it had two stores, an express office, a money order post office with one rural route, and a population of 50.
MilroyHodgemanLost Town1887-1895
MiltonKingmanLost Town1878-1885The post office moved to Norwich after it closed in Milton.
MiltonMarionLost Town1872-1877
MiltonSumnerCurrent Town1878-PresentMilton,Kansas, is an incorporated community of Eden Township in the northwest corner ofSumner County.
MiltonvaleCloudCurrent Town
MilwaukeeButlerLost TownSee New Milwaukee.
MilwaukeeBartonLost Town
MimosaRepublicLost Town1871-1876Mimosa was a small settlement on the Republican River in the western part of Republic County, 14 miles from Belleville, the county seat. When the post office closed, it moved to Midland.
MinaMarshallLost Town1889-1925

This was once a trading point betweenAxtell and Summerfield. It was located on theMissouri Pacific Railroad.

MinersvilleCloudLost Town1877-1899Minersville was a coal town located near the northern border of Cloud County, Kansas.
MinervaLabetteLost Town1874-1892
MingonaBarberLost Town1885-1893
MinneapolisOttawaCurrent Town

County seat.

Mineola-MinneolaClarkCurrent Town

On theChicago and Rock Island Railroad in 1887.

MinnehaButlerLost Town1877-1880

Located in Bruno Township, Minneha was settled in the western part of Butler County in 1871.

Minneha/ManchesterSedgwickLost Town1871-1900

Located in Minneha Township, it was a station on theSt. Louis and San Francisco Railroad.

Minneola/Saint BernardFranklinLost Town1855-1865

The name changed from Saint Bernard on November 26, 1858. When it closed, the post office moved to Centropolis.

MimosaRepublicLost Town
MineralCherokeeLost Town1895-1925The post office originally moved from Cherry.
Mineral CityCherokeeLost Town1898The post office was only open for six weeks after the order of change was rescinded.
MinersvilleCloud
MinersvilleRepublicLost Town
MinervaLabetteLost Town
MinetyRooksLost Town
MingonaBarberLost TownVacated 1901.
MinneapolisOttawaOn theAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad.
MinnehaButlerLost Town1877-1880The post office moved to Cloud.
MinneolaFranklinLost Town
MirriamOn theAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad.
MissionJohnsonCurrent Town
MissionShawneeLost Town1871-1872The post office was open for less than a year.
Mission CentreBrownLost Town1877-1882The post office moved to Willis.
Mission CreekWabaunseeLost Town
Mission HillsJohnsonCurrent Town
Mission WoodsJohnsonCurrent Town
Missler, JasperMeadeOn theChicago and Rock Island Railroad in 1887.
Missouri CityJohnsonLost TownIncorporated in 1857.
Missouri FarmDoniphanLost Town
Missouri FlatSumnerLost Town1879-1881
Mitchell CountyMitchellCurrent CountyNACreated in 1867 from an unorganized area. Beloit is the county seat.
MitchellvilleStantonLost TownVacated 1895.
MobileElk
ModellNortonLost Town1878-1882Modell was a village on theSolomon River in southern Norton County. In 1885, it was on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, from which it shipped livestock. At that time, its population was 80. Modell was ten miles south of Norton, the county seat and the nearest bank.
ModenaButlerLost Town1874-1882
ModocJewellLost Town1875-1876
Modoc-PlummerScottExtinct Town1887-1992When this place began, it was called Plummer. When the townsite was purchased by theAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, it surveyed and platted 200 acres into town lots. The old community still displays a grain elevator, numerous silos, a few homes, and closed businesses. Modoc is about nine miles west ofScott City, the county seat.
ModocWichitaExtinct Town1886-1992The post office closed on March 21, 1902.
MohonBourbonLost Town1878-1883Located in the southeast corner of the county, it was 12 miles southeast of Fort Scott. Wesley Calkins made the first settlement in 1878. John McDonald was the only postmaster and also opened a store.
Mole HillDickinsonLost Town1877-1880
MolineElkCurrent TownOn the Howard Branch of theAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad.
Mon FortLost TownChartered 1879.
MonaRenoLost Town1879-1901A German Mennonite settlement on the Ninnescah River, it was about five miles west of Ost.
MonekaLinnLost Town1857-1866Moneka got its start in February 1857. Chartered 1858. Two miles east ofMound City.
Money CreekJefferson (?)Lost Town
MoniqueShawneeLost TownIncorporated 1857
MonitorMcPhersonLost Town1874-1902
MonmouthCrawfordExtinct Town1866-1955
Trinity Holiness Church in Monmouth, Kansas by Kathy Alexander.

Trinity Holiness Church in Monmouth.

Located in southwest Crawford County, four miles east of McCune. Still has houses and a church.

MonmouthShawneeLost Town
MonotonyWallaceLost TownOn theKansas Pacific Railroad.
MonroeLincolnLost Town1871-1886Mrs. Skinner taught the first public school in Lincoln County, at Monroe, in 1870.
MonroviaAtchisonExtinct Town1857-1955Monrovia started as a stage stop on the Overland Stage Route in 1856. Named by S. J. H. Snyder, the townsite owner. It was on theMissouri Pacific Railroad. Located west ofAtchison.
Mont CenisDickinsonLost Town1872-1882
Mont Ida/OneidaAndersonExtinct Town1880-1944The name was changed from Oneida to Mont Ida on February 9, 1881.
MontanaCrawfordLost Town1859The post office was open for less than nine months.
MontanaLabetteLost Town1866-1918Located in Liberty Township, it was founded in April 1866. A fire destroyed most of the buildings in 1895.
Mont CenisDickinsonLost Town1872-1882Also spelled Mount Cenis, this was a post office in Sherman Township, 20 miles northeast of Abilene. Junction City is its usual railway point. The mail was delivered five times a week to Jesse Dever, the postmaster.
Montaque
MontefieroPrattLost TownNoneThe Montefiero Agricultural Aid Society, located inNew York, founded the colony of Montefiero in March 1884. The colony initially consisted of 15 Jewish families from Russia.
MontereyRileyLost Town1890-1899
MontezumaGrayCurrent TownOn the Cimarron Branch of theSanta Fe Trail.
MontgomeryDickinsonLost TownTwenty miles west of Fort Riley.
MontgomeryLinnLost Town
MontgomeryMontgomeryLost Town1869-1871Started by R.W. Dunlap at the mouth of Drum Creek and on theVerdigris River, a few miles southeast of Independence, in 1869.
Montgomery CountyMontgomeryCurrent CountyFormed from Wilson County in 1867. Independence is the county seat.
MonticelloJohnsonLost Town1858-1905One of the first white farmers in the Monticello area was John Owens, who made his claim along Mill Creek around 1840.
MontroseElkLost TownSee Cave Springs.
Montrose-DeltaJewellLost Town1872-1974The name changed from Delta to Montrose on January 6, 1888. In 1910, the town had banking facilities, a post office, express and telegraph services, a thriving local trade, and a population of 156.
MonumentGoveLost TownNone in Gove County
Monument Station in Gove County, Kansas by J. Stadler.

Monument Station.

Monument was established in 1865 as a stage station inGove County and later became a military post. The troops and post office wererelocated 35 miles northwest on June 24, 1868, to a site in Logan County, previously known as Antelope Station, where the post office operated until September 25, 1868, as Monument.

MonumentLoganGhost Town1868
1880-1997		Located in northeastLogan County, it is an unincorporatedghost town. It was on theKansas Pacific Railroad.
Monument RocksGoveCurrent PlaceNA
Monument StationJeffersonLost Town
Monument Station/Fort MonumentGoveLost PlaceOriginally aButterfield stage station along the Smoky Hill Trail to Colorado.Troops were first sent there in 1865 to protect the station and travelers from Indian attacks.
MoodyCoffeyLost PlaceNone A station on theMissouri, Kansas & Texas Railway.
MoodyvillePottawatomieLost Town1879-1927Moodyville was laid out in April 1882. Nearby was Moodyville Springs, one of the best Mineral springs in the state.
MooneyLeavenworth orJeffersonLost Town
MoonlightDickinsonLost Town1894-1905
MooreMarionLost Town1897-1899
MooreheadLabetteLost Town
Moore’s RanchMarionLost TownOnSanta Fe Trail, Post office 1861; discontinued 1870.
Moore’s Summit/SummitLeavenworthLost TownIt is located in Stranger Township, near theUnion Pacific Railroad. It was named after Captain Crawford Moore, a local landowner, but the name was later changed to Summit.
Moore’s Toll BridgeNemahaLost Place.Established 1854-55, South Fork of Nemaha River at Moorestown (futureBaker’s Ford). W. W. Moore & Walter D. Beeles, proprietors.
Moorestown/UrbanaNemahaLost Town1855W.W. Moon started the settlement in 1854 at Baker’s Ford on the South Fork of the Nemaha River. John Jett was the postmaster at the Urbana post office.
Moran/MorantownAllenCurrent TownOn theMissouri Pacific Railroad and theMissouri, Kansas & Texas Railway.
Moravian MissionLeavenworthLost Town1839On the Missouri River between Delaware City andLeavenworth.
Moray/East NorwayDoniphanLost Town1871-1938The name was changed from East Norway to Moray on December 17, 1894
MoreheadNeoshoExtinct Town1873-1954It was on theAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad and was named after a conductor on the railroad. Very little is left today.
MorenaClayName ChangeNow Broughton.
MorganChaseLost Town1876-1902Probably named for W. A. Morgan, the editor of the Chase County Leader. The postmistress, Julia E. Kinne. It was at the head of Rock Creek, southwest ofBazaar.
Morgan CityClayName ChangeNow Morganville.
MorganMontgomeryLost Town1870-1872Founded by the Morgan brothers in the summer of 1869. It was located about two and a half miles northeast of Independence.
MorganvilleClayCurrent Town
Mormon SpringsWashingtonLost PlaceNoneMormon Springs, located on Ash Creek in Washington County,Kansas, was a favored camping ground for the Latter-day Saints as they traveled toUtah along the South Fork of theMormon Trail.
Morning StarNortonLost TownNoneThe Morning Star Christian Church was located eight miles northwest of Almena on the G.S. Colip farm. Mr. Colip donated one acre of land on the northeast corner of his farm to the church. The neighbors and friends did most of the work to build the church, which was dedicated in 1910.
MortimerLabetteLost Town1883-1902
1906-1907		Mortimer was platted by Emanuel Mortimer in 1883. It was a St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad station in Osage Township of Labette County. It was located 23 miles northwest of Oswego, the county seat, and about 12 miles west of Parsons, from which place it received daily mail after its post office closed.
Morton CityHodgemanLost TownNoneAfrican American Exodusters began arriving in Hodgeman County from Kentucky in 1879. Establishing Morton City, they farmed, homesteaded, and raised families. However, life was difficult, and they struggled to make ends meet. The town was eventually abandoned.
MoscowCowleyLost Town1875-1880
Mound SpringsWilsonLost Town1870-1872
Mount AiryWoodsonLost Town1860-1864
Mount Gilead-WalkerAndersonLost Town1857-1866When a post office was established in May 1857, this place was first called Walker. On May 20, 1861, the town’s name was changed from Walker to Mount Gilead. By the early 1880s, all that remained was one building, which was used as a grain storage facility. It was two miles southwest of Greeley.
Mount LibertyRenoLost Town1873-1886Mount Liberty is a small town in Haven Township. The first post office in the township was established on March 1, 1873, with S. J. Wilson as postmaster.
Mount Mitchell Heritage Prairie ParkWabaunseePlaceNA
Mount Mitchell in Wabaunsee County, Kansas.

Mount Mitchell in Wabaunsee County, Kansas.

Mount Mitchell is a 50-acre hilltop inWabaunsee County that looms over the Kansas River Valley. In 1856, William Mitchell and his fellowabolitionist colonists arrived in the Kansas Territory to ensure that Kansas would join the Union as a free state, free from the institution of slavery.

Mount NeboPrattLost Town1879-1888
Mount OliveNortonLost TownNone
Mount Olive, Kansas Building.

Mount Olive Building.

John G. Palmer and Matilda Palmer deeded a tract of land for the Methodist Episcopal Church and cemetery. The church is no longer there, but the cemetery remains.

Mount OlivetLeavenworthLost Town1877-1900A post office was located at the head of Salt Creek in the western part of the county. The postmaster was H. M. Dubois. It was located six miles from Leavenworth.
Mount RoyBrownLost Town1857-1858
1871-1882
Mount SterlingBourbonLost Town1862-1871The first postmaster was T.S. Brockman.
Mount Vernon/LandondaleDoniphanLost TownPlatted 1857-58 on land purchased from Sampson, Isaac & Daniel Graves. It had a general store, a warehouse, and a physician. The Kansas Legislature vacated the townsite in 1863.
MulberryClayLost Town1868-1869The post office moved to Riverdale.
MulberryCrawfordCurrent Town1869-PresentMulberry, Kansas, is a small town in Lincoln and Washington Townships in eastern Crawford County. As of the 2020 census, the city’s population was 409, and its total area was 50 square miles.
MulberrySalineLost Town1871-1890
MumfordBarberLost Town1885-1906It was located about ten miles northeast ofMedicine Lodge. When the post office closed, it received its mail by rural delivery from Nashville, Kingman County, six miles north, and the nearest railroad station.
MummSheridanLost Town1881-1882
1886
MurdockButlerLost Town1872-1873
1875-1902		In Murdock Township, it was 12 miles west of Eldorado and six miles north of Benton, the nearest shipping point.
MuseumSheridanLost Town1882-1898

George Pratt residence in Museum, Kansas.

George Pratt’s residence in Museum, Kansas.

Mushroom State ParkElsworthState ParkNA
Mushroom Rock State Park by Kathy Alexander.

Mushroom Rock State Park by Kathy Alexander.

Located in the Smoky Hills southwest ofSalina, Kansas, Mushroom Rock State Park includes beautiful sandstone formations and is rich in earlyKansas history andrailroad lore.

Myers ValleyPottawatomieLost Town1870-1903In Pottawatomie Township, Myers Valley had a post office located at a country store in 1878. It was located six miles south ofWestmoreland, 19 miles northwest ofLouisville, and 50 miles northwest of Topeka.
MyraWoodsonLost Town1884-1895
MysticSheridanLost Town1887-1889
MytonRenoLost TownNone

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