Delaware City, Kansas

Delaware City is a ghost town in Leavenworth County, in the U.S. state of Kansas.^[1]

History

Delaware City was platted in 1854.^[2] A post office called Delaware City was established in 1856, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1878.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delaware City (historical)
↑ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 458.
↑ "Leavenworth County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 April 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Leavenworth

Cities	Basehor Bonner Springs‡ De Soto‡ Easton Lansing Leavenworth Linwood Tonganoxie

CDPs	Fort Leavenworth

Unincorporated communities	Fairmount Fall Leaf Hoge Jarbalo Kickapoo Lenape Lowemont Millwood Reno Springdale Wadsworth

Townships	Alexandria Delaware Easton Fairmount High Prairie Kickapoo Reno Sherman Stranger Tonganoxie

Ghost town	Delaware City

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°13′45″N 94°51′01″W / 39.22917°N 94.85028°W / 39.22917; -94.85028

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