Huntsville - It had a post office from 1878 to 1905. There was a carpenter, blacksmith and a hide dealer, as well as a ball club. Germantown - Four miles east and two miles north of Yoder, it was said to have one of the best schools in Reno County. There also was a wind-powered flour and grist mill and a dressmaker.Ĭhristopher - First having Pony as a suggested name, the town's post office ran from 1882 to 1892.ĭean - The post office was established in 1881 and closed in1886.ĭesire - The post office opened in 1877 and closed in 1878. There was also a school.īuffalo - Around 1873, the town had a store, a doctor, small drugstore, livery and a post office, although the Kansas State Historical Society doesn't show a post office with the name Buffalo. The post office opened in 1874 and closed in 1902, according to the historical society. There were at least 95 people being supplied mail at one time.īone Springs - The town was southwest of Arlington. The post office was in operation from 1900 to 1905. It was located 20 miles northwest of Hutchinson on Peace Creek.īaxterville - It had a steam plow, mason, plasterer, shoemaker and preacher.īland - It had a store. It also had a post office from 1885 to 1901. Avery (Highland Park) - Once called Highland Park, the town had a store and blacksmith shop. Here are just a few of them reported on in the publication 'Early Ghost Towns, Post Offices and Hamlets in Reno County, Kansas' by Bert Newton. Reno County had nearly 75 ghost towns that dotted the landscape.

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