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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