Kansas:  First Post Offices with Rural Free Delivery

Bonner Springs | 10/26/1896
Osawatomie | 04/03/1899
Tecumseh | 07/05/1899
Topeka | 07/05/1899
Edwardsville | 08/01/1899
Jewell | 08/01/1899
Manhattan | 08/01/1899
Meriden | 09/18/1899
Valley Falls | 09/18/1899

Kansas:  Dates That First Rural Routes Were Established at Post Offices,  
through 1904

Abbyville | 12/01/1902
Abilene | 08/15/1900
Ackerland | 12/15/1900
Ada | 04/01/1904
Admire | 10/15/1900
Agenda | 12/01/1903
Agra | 04/01/1902
Agricola | 12/01/1903
Allen | 01/15/1904
Alma | 03/01/1904
Almena | 04/01/1902
Altamont | 03/01/1904
Altavista | 03/01/1904
Alton | 09/15/1903
Altoona | 07/01/1903
Americus | 07/01/1901
Ames | 10/01/1902
Andover | 03/01/1904
Anness | 08/01/1904
Anthony | 07/01/1904
Arcadia | 10/01/1902
Argentine | 11/01/1902
Argonia | 07/15/1902
Arkansas City | 11/01/1902
Arlington | 12/01/1902
Arrington | 05/01/1903
Asherville | 02/01/1902
Ashton | 07/15/1902
Assaria | 07/01/1903
Atchison | 07/02/1900
Athol | 10/01/1901
Atlanta | 03/01/1904
Attica | 11/02/1903
Auburn | 11/15/1900
Augusta | 02/01/1902
Aurora | 12/15/1903
Axtell | 02/01/1902
Baileyville | 01/02/1901
Baker | 05/02/1904
Bala | 12/15/1903
Baldwin | 11/01/1900
Bancroft | 06/15/1904
Barclay | 03/15/1901
Barnard | 10/01/1901
Barnes | 02/01/1902
Bartlett | 12/01/1904
Basil | 06/15/1904
Bavaria | 10/15/1904
Baxter Springs | 04/01/1903
Bayard | 10/01/1904
Beattie | 10/01/1900
Bellaire | 04/01/1902
Belle Plaine | 07/15/1902
Belleville | 08/15/1900
Beloit | 09/15/1900
Belvue | 10/01/1900
Bendena | 05/01/1902
Benedict | 12/15/1903
Bennington | 07/01/1903
Benton | 11/01/1900
Bern | 04/01/1903
Berryton | 07/01/1903
Bethel | 11/01/1902
Beverly | 09/01/1902
Bigelow | 01/01/1902
Blackstone | 07/15/1902
Blaine | 03/01/1901
Bloomington | 02/15/1904
Blue Rapids | 10/15/1900
Bluemound | 09/01/1902
Bluff City | 09/01/1904
Boicourt | 09/01/1902
Bonner Springs | 10/26/1896
Bremen | 02/01/1902
Bridgeport | 07/01/1903
Brockville | 07/01/1903
Bronson | 12/02/1901
Broughton | 02/01/1902
Bucyrus | 07/01/1902
Buffalo | 10/01/1901
Buhler | 10/01/1903
Burden | 02/02/1903
Burlingame | 10/02/1899
Burlington | 10/15/1900
Burns | 02/01/1902
Burroak | 04/01/1902
Burrton | 08/01/1901
Bushong | 02/01/1904
Bushton | 12/01/1903
Caldwell | 07/15/1902
Canton | 02/01/1902
Carbondale | 03/15/1900
Carlton | 09/15/1903
Cawker City | 03/01/1901
Cedarpoint | 02/15/1904
Cedarvale | 02/01/1904
Centerville | 02/15/1904
Centralia | 01/02/1901
Chanute | 08/15/1900
Chapman | 10/15/1900
Chase | 11/16/1903
Cheney | 09/01/1903
Cherokee | 11/02/1903
Cherryvale | 12/15/1900
Circleville | 05/01/1903
Claflin | 11/16/1903
Clay Center | 10/23/1899
Clayton | 12/01/1904
Clearwater | 10/01/1901
Cleburne | 03/01/1904
Cleveland | 06/15/1904
Clifton | 10/01/1900
Clyde | 06/01/1901
Coffeyville | 05/01/1903
Colony | 02/01/1902
Columbus | 02/01/1901
Colwich | 10/15/1903
Concordia | 08/15/1900
Conway | 02/01/1902
Conway Springs | 07/15/1902
Corbin | 07/15/1902
Corning | 03/15/1901
Cottonwood Falls | 01/01/1904
Council Grove | 09/01/1902
Courtland | 09/15/1900
Covert | 12/15/1904
Coyville | 11/15/1904
Crestline | 10/15/1903
Cuba | 10/01/1900
Culver | 02/01/1904
Cummings | 12/01/1900
Cunningham | 11/02/1903
Dalton | 07/15/1902
Dana | 10/01/1903
Danville | 12/01/1902
Darlow | 11/15/1904
De Soto | 07/01/1902
Delavan | 09/01/1902
Dellvale | 05/16/1904
Delphos | 07/01/1903
Denison | 11/15/1904
Dennis | 12/01/1904
Densmore | 09/15/1903
Dentonville | 04/01/1903
Derby | 10/15/1900
Detroit | 02/01/1902
Devon | 11/01/1904
Dillon | 01/15/1904
Dorrance | 01/01/1904
Douglas | 02/01/1902
Downs | 02/01/1902
Dunavant | 06/15/1904
Dunlap | 09/01/1902
Durham | 10/01/1903
Dwight | 03/01/1904
Earleton | 11/01/1901
Easton | 11/02/1903
Edgerton | 07/01/1901
Edmond | 11/15/1904
Edna | 12/01/1903
Edwardsville | 08/01/1899
Effingham | 02/15/1900
Elbing | 02/15/1904
Eldorado | 11/01/1900
Elk City | 05/01/1903
Ellinwood | 11/16/1903
Ellsworth | 03/01/1900
Elmdale | 11/15/1904
Elmo | 02/15/1904
Elmont | 07/16/1900
Elsmore | 12/15/1903
Emporia | 10/15/1900
Enterprise | 08/01/1904
Erie | 07/01/1901
Esbon | 12/02/1901
Eskridge | 04/15/1901
Eudora | 07/16/1900
Eureka | 02/02/1903
Everest | 01/15/1901
Fairview | 02/01/1902
Fallriver | 02/02/1903
Falun | 07/01/1903
Farmington | 09/15/1900
Florence | 09/02/1901
Flush | 07/01/1903
Fontana | 05/01/1902
Formosa | 09/02/1901
Fort Scott | 03/15/1901
Frankfort | 10/01/1900
Frederic | 11/16/1903
Fredonia | 08/01/1901
Freeport | 09/01/1904
Fulton | 11/01/1901
Furley | 10/01/1903
Furley | 12/15/1903
Galena | 10/01/1901
Galesburg | 07/15/1904
Galva | 02/01/1902
Garden City | 02/15/1904
Gardenplain | 07/15/1904
Gardner | 04/15/1901
Garland | 10/01/1902
Garnett | 09/15/1900
Garrison | 11/15/1904
Gas | 10/01/1904
Gaylord | 04/15/1904
Geneseo | 10/01/1903
Geneva | 11/16/1903
Geuda Springs | 07/15/1902
Girard | 08/15/1900
Glasco | 04/01/1903
Glenelder | 07/01/1901
Goddard | 10/15/1903
Goessel | 11/15/1904
Goff | 07/01/1901
Grantville | 07/01/1901
Greatbend | 09/01/1903
Greeley | 09/01/1902
Green | 07/01/1903
Greenleaf | 02/01/1902
Greenwich | 07/01/1901
Grenola | 12/15/1903
Gridley | 12/15/1903
Gypsum | 09/15/1903
Haddam | 07/01/1903
Halls Summit | 02/01/1902
Halstead | 08/01/1901
Hamlin | 04/01/1902
Hanover | 03/01/1904
Harding | 11/01/1904
Harlan | 06/01/1904
Harper | 12/01/1902
Harris | 08/15/1904
Hartford | 04/15/1901
Harveyville | 02/15/1904
Haven | 10/01/1903
Havensville | 02/02/1903
Haviland | 11/01/1904
Hazelton | 11/01/1904
Hepler | 02/15/1904
Herndon | 12/01/1904
Herrington | 09/01/1902
Hesston | 10/01/1903
Hiattville | 09/01/1902
Hiawatha | 09/15/1900
Highland Station | 04/01/1903
Hillsboro | 12/01/1903
Hillsdale | 06/15/1904
Hoisington | 08/15/1904
Hollenberg | 05/16/1904
Hollis | 07/01/1903
Holton | 08/15/1900
Holyrood | 07/15/1904
Home | 10/01/1900
Homewood | 09/15/1903
Hooser | 11/15/1904
Hope | 01/15/1904
Horton | 10/15/1900
Howard | 09/01/1902
Hoyt | 11/01/1900
Hudson | 07/15/1904
Humboldt | 12/02/1901
Hunnewell | 07/15/1902
Hunter | 03/01/1904
Huron | 12/01/1902
Hutchinson | 09/15/1900
Independent | 12/15/1900
Inman | 02/01/1902
Iola | 12/02/1901
Irving | 10/15/1901
Isabel | 07/15/1904
Jamestown | 10/01/1900
Jarbalo | 11/02/1903
Jefferson | 08/15/1904
Jewell | 08/01/1899
Junction City | 01/01/1904
Kansas City | 11/01/1902
Keats | 09/01/1904
Kelly | 04/01/1904
Kensington | 10/01/1901
Kincaid | 10/01/1902
Kingman | 08/01/1901
Kiowa | 10/01/1903
Kipp | 10/15/1904
Kirwin | 11/01/1902
La Cygne | 10/01/1901
Labette | 12/01/1904
Lafontaine | 04/15/1904
Laharpe | 10/01/1904
Lancaster | 07/01/1902
Lane | 07/01/1902
Langdon | 11/02/1903
Larned | 08/15/1904
Latham | 05/16/1904
Lawrence | 10/15/1900
Leavenworth | 01/02/1901
Lebanon | 09/01/1902
Lebo | 02/01/1902
Lecompton | 03/01/1902
Leloup | 10/15/1904
Lenexa | 10/09/1899
Lenora | 09/15/1903
Leon | 09/01/1902
Leona | 05/01/1903
Leonardville | 04/01/1904
Leroy | 10/01/1902
Liberty | 10/01/1902
Lincoln | 10/01/1901
Lincolnville | 10/01/1903
Lindsborg | 10/01/1903
Linn | 07/01/1903
Linwood | 10/02/1899
Little River | 11/16/1903
Logan | 11/02/1903
Lone Star | 10/01/1902
Long Island | 07/01/1902
Longford | 03/01/1904
Lost Springs | 10/01/1903
Louisburg | 10/02/1899
Lowemont | 04/01/1903
Lucas | 01/01/1904
Luray | 06/15/1904
Lyndon | 10/15/1900
Lyons | 10/01/1900
Madison | 02/01/1902
Mahaska | 08/01/1904
Maize | 10/15/1903
Manchester | 08/15/1904
Manhattan | 08/01/1899
Mankato | 03/15/1900
Maplehill | 05/15/1901
Mapleton | 06/15/1904
Marion | 07/01/1901
Marquette | 02/01/1902
Marvin | 05/16/1904
Marysville | 12/04/1899
Mastin | 11/01/1902
Mayetta | 07/01/1901
Mayfield | 07/15/1902
McCune | 05/15/1901
McLouth | 03/15/1900
McPherson | 02/01/1902
Media | 10/01/1902
Melvern | 09/01/1902
Mentor | 07/01/1903
Meriden | 09/18/1899
Merriam | 10/23/1899
Michigan Valley | 03/01/1904
Milan | 07/15/1902
Milford | 04/01/1904
Milo | 09/01/1902
Milton | 07/15/1902
Miltonvale | 01/15/1904
Mineral Point | 04/01/1904
Mineral Point | 08/15/1904
Minneapolis | 10/01/1901
Moline | 12/01/1903
Monrovia | 07/01/1902
Montrose | 08/01/1901
Moran | 12/02/1901
Morehead | 02/15/1904
Morganville | 09/01/1900
Morrill | 02/01/1902
Morrowville | 07/01/1903
Morse | 11/01/1902
Mound City | 10/01/1902
Mound Valley | 04/01/1904
Moundridge | 08/01/1901
Mounthope | 10/15/1903
Mulberry | 08/01/1901
Mulvane | 07/15/1902
Munden | 11/16/1903
Muscotah | 11/01/1902
Narka | 09/15/1903
Natoma | 11/15/1904
Neadesha | 08/01/1901
Neal | 02/02/1903
Neosho Rapids | 06/01/1904
Netawaka | 07/01/1902
New Albany | 12/15/1903
New Cambria | 07/01/1903
New Murdock | 09/01/1903
Newton | 09/15/1900
Nickerson | 11/16/1903
Norcatur | 01/15/1904
Northbranch | 09/15/1903
Norton | 04/01/1902
Nortonville | 08/15/1900
Norwich | 08/01/1904
Oakhill | 04/01/1904
Oatville | 10/15/1903
Oberlin | 10/01/1901
Ocheltree | 04/01/1904
Ogden | 04/01/1904
Oketo | 12/15/1903
Olathe | 11/01/1900
Olivet | 09/01/1902
Olmitz | 08/15/1904
Olpe | 01/01/1904
Olsburg | 02/02/1903
Onaga | 05/15/1901
Oneida | 07/01/1902
Opolis | 07/01/1901
Oronoque | 02/01/1904
Osage City | 03/15/1900
Osawatomie | 04/03/1899
Osborne | 04/01/1902
Oskaloosa | 09/15/1900
Oswego | 08/01/1903
Otsego | 09/01/1902
Ottawa | 07/23/1900
Overbrook | 02/01/1902
Oxford | 07/15/1902
Ozawkie | 11/01/1900
Palmer | 07/15/1903
Paola | 03/15/1900
Parker | 09/01/1902
Parkerville | 11/01/1904
Parsons | 11/01/1901
Partridge | 10/01/1901
Pawnee Rock | 08/15/1904
Pawnee Station | 10/01/1904
Paxico | 07/01/1901
Peabody | 08/01/1901
Peck | 07/15/1902
Penalosa | 02/15/1904
Perry | 06/01/1901
Perth | 07/15/1902
Peru | 09/01/1903
Phillipsburg | 10/01/1901
Piedmont | 01/15/1904
Piper | 03/15/1900
Piqua | 09/15/1904
Pittsburg | 06/01/1901
Plainville | 12/01/1904
Pleasanton | 07/01/1901
Plevna | 10/01/1900
Plymouth | 05/02/1904
Pomona | 02/01/1902
Portis | 02/01/1902
Portland | 07/15/1902
Potter | 12/15/1900
Potwin | 06/15/1904
Powhattan | 06/15/1904
Prairieview | 10/15/1903
Pratt | 11/02/1903
Prescott | 10/01/1902
Preston | 06/15/1904
Pretty Prairie | 07/01/1904
Princeton | 02/01/1902
Quenemo | 10/01/1902
Quincy | 04/15/1904
Rago | 07/01/1904
Ramona | 11/15/1904
Randall | 03/15/1900
Randolph | 03/01/1904
Rantoul | 01/01/1902
Raymond | 11/02/1903
Reading | 07/23/1900
Reamsville | 10/01/1903
Redfield | 09/01/1902
Reece | 12/01/1904
Republic | 10/01/1900
Reserve | 05/01/1903
Rice | 01/15/1904
Richland | 12/01/1900
Richmond | 02/01/1902
Riley | 09/01/1903
Riverdale | 07/15/1902
Robinson | 07/01/1901
Rock | 04/01/1904
Rome | 07/15/1902
Rosalia | 12/01/1904
Rose | 01/15/1904
Rosehill | 10/15/1903
Rossville | 12/15/1900
Roxbury | 11/16/1903
Sabetha | 12/15/1900
Saffordville | 05/01/1903
Saint George | 07/01/1903
Saint John | 06/15/1904
Saint Marys | 02/01/1904
Saint Paul | 11/01/1901
Salina | 02/01/1902
Savonburg | 12/15/1903
Sawyer | 08/01/1904
Scandia | 03/15/1900
Scottsville | 10/01/1900
Scranton | 09/02/1901
Sedan | 05/02/1904
Sedgwick | 10/01/1900
Selma | 09/01/1904
Seneca | 01/02/1901
Severance | 07/01/1902
Severy | 03/02/1903
Seward | 08/15/1904
Sharon | 08/15/1904
Silver Lake | 01/15/1901
Simpson | 02/01/1902
Smith Center | 11/01/1900
Smolan | 02/01/1902
Soldier | 02/15/1901
Solomon | 10/01/1900
South Haven | 07/15/1902
Speed | 11/01/1904
Springhill | 07/01/1901
Stafford | 08/01/1901
Stark | 10/15/1903
Sterling | 08/01/1901
Stockdale | 03/01/1904
Stockton | 02/15/1904
Strawn | 01/01/1904
Summerfield | 12/15/1903
Sylva | 10/15/1903
Sylvan Grove | 07/01/1902
Talmage | 08/01/1903
Tampa | 10/01/1903
Tecumseh | 07/05/1899
Tescott | 02/01/1904
Thayer | 07/01/1901
Tipton | 08/15/1904
Tonganoxie | 03/15/1900
Topeka | 07/05/1899
Toronto | 02/02/1903
Towanda | 10/01/1902
Troy | 08/01/1901
Turon | 11/02/1903
Udall | 07/15/1902
Uniontown | 09/01/1902
Valeda | 12/01/1904
Valencia | 07/01/1903
Valley Center | 08/01/1901
Valley Falls | 09/18/1899
Vassar | 11/01/1902
Vermillion | 02/01/1902
Vernon | 02/02/1903
Vesper | 03/01/1904
Vliets | 02/01/1902
Wakarusa | 11/01/1900
Wakefield | 02/01/1902
Walda | 02/01/1902
Waldo | 01/01/1904
Wallula | 01/15/1904
Walnut | 09/02/1901
Walton | 10/15/1904
Wamego | 03/02/1903
Washington | 10/01/1900
Waterville | 10/15/1900
Wathena | 07/01/1902
Wauneta | 11/15/1904
Waverly | 02/01/1902
Wayne | 04/01/1904
Wayside | 04/15/1904
Webber | 10/01/1903
Webster | 12/01/1904
Weir | 10/01/1903
Wellington | 07/15/1902
Wells | 03/01/1904
Wellsville | 11/01/1900
Westmoreland | 07/01/1903
Westphalia | 09/01/1903
Wetmore | 07/01/1903
White City | 02/01/1902
White Water | 07/01/1902
Whitecloud | 11/01/1902
Whiting | 11/15/1900
Wichita | 10/01/1900
Wilder | 03/02/1903
Williamsburg | 09/15/1903
Willis | 04/01/1903
Wilmot | 12/01/1904
Wilsey | 03/01/1904
Wilson | 05/01/1902
Winchester | 12/01/1900
Windom | 02/01/1902
Winfield | 09/02/1901
Winkler | 09/01/1904
Woodston | 08/15/1904
Yates Center | 02/01/1902
Zeandale | 03/01/1904
Zenith | 08/01/1904

HISTORIAN
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
APRIL 2008