Volume 15 , Issue 31

Grant County Kansas Towns

Zionville, Grant County, Kansas

Zionville, Kansas was located on Section 16, Township 30, Range 37, established in 1885. M. M. Wilson was one of the early settlers and erected a store building which became the center of activity of the town. Sunday school and church services were held in the Wilson home.

The present day site is marked by a cemetery. Some of the business men from 1885 to 1887 were as follows: M. M. Wilson, general merchandise; Taggart Bros., well boring; J. E. Elwood,livery, feed and sale stables; Brollier and Doze, real estate and loans; J. E. Elwood, proprietor Elwood hotel; M.M. Wilson, real estate and locator; M. Offill, contractor and builder; Mullen and Ledgerwood, flour, feed and grain; S. S. Taggart, money to loan; Wm. H. Storms, restaurant; L. A. Stanwood, attorney at low; W. C. Calhoun, agent for nursery stock; W. B. Riney, stone mason and plasterer; Calhoun and Skadden, real estate and loan agents; Neely hotel.

Spurgeon, Kansas

Spurgeon, Kansas was located in Section 28, Township 27, Ragne 35, and had a population of fifteen. The town lasted but four years. Early day citizens who lived in Spurgeon were W. W. Pearce, S. S. Stanley, W. F. Collins, Virgil McCracken, Charles LaFleur, G. C. Underwood, L. C. Reynolds and H. H. McNutt.

Golden, Kansas

Golden, Kansas was located on Section 34, Township 29, Range 38, and was established in 1886 with a population of fifty. The Golden cemetery now marks the spot. Business men of Golden were Harmon and Son, manager The Golden Land and Loan Co.; B. E. Morris, real estate; T. S. Hurd and Co., Loan Agents; Clarence Vorhees, The Golden lumber yard; J. Lash and Co., General merchandise; Frank Byers, blacksmith; Clarence Vorhees, contractor and builder' J. A. Harmon, Western Supply store, merchandise.

Shockey, Kansas

Shockey, Kansas was located on Section 29, Township 27, Range 38, was established 1886 and grew to a town of fifty inhabitants. Business men of Shockey were Spivey and Holmes Bros., lumber, hardware, agriculture implements; Shockey, Struthers and Co., real estate and locators; A. L. Houston, watch maker and jeweler; John Chamberlain, proprietor, Chamberlain House; L. Shockey, general merchandise; J. G. Klein, general merchandise; S.. F. Klein, dealer in pumps and windmills; W. W. Little, Blacksmith. Other residents were Wm. Shockey, after whom the town was named, T. R. Hornaday, J. W. Plunkett, David Holmes, A. W. Snyder, F. W. Rider, George Rider, Karl Gall, T. W. Swinney, Peter Kiistner, Peter mols, L. Binney and Wm. Easton Hutchison.

Gognac, Kansas

Gognac, Kansas was located in Sec. 36, Twp. 28S, Range 39W, was established in 1886 in Stanton County. Later the post office was moved to Grant county. The town consisted of one building and a store and post office combined. Citizens who lived in the vicinity were Brownlee, B. H. Berry, W. J. Cross and C. C. Pell.

Surprise, Kansas

Surprise, Kansas was located on Sec. 16, Twp. 28S, Range 37W, was established in 1885. John Arthur, E. R. Watkins, Frederick Ausmus, Henry H. Cochran, and George W. Cook were some of the early day settlers.

Lawson, Kansas

Lawson, Kansas was located on Sec. 27, Twp. 29S, Range 35W, was established in 1886. The population of the town was twenty-five. Settlers living around Lawson were Dr. E. H. Burks, J. E. Hickok, W. D. Pierson, C. H. Stain and E. O. Stuart. Some of the business firms were, Ingersol and Kittle, general merchandise; E. L. Burks, manager of Lawson Lumber Yard; J. V. Cover and Co., real estate and loans.

Waterford, Kansas

Waterford, Kansas was located in southeast Grant county on Sec. 33, Twp. 30S, Range 35W, was established in 1886. it was an Irish settlement on the border of the Grant and Stevens counties line near the Cimarron river. Early day citizens of Waterford were Timothy Nihill, Larry O'Keefe, Mike Keegan, John Butler, Mathew O'Dea, Johnnie O'Dea, Wm. McCall, James Lahey, Johnny Lahey Sr., Thomas Lahey,a nd Johnny Lahey Jr.

Cincinnati, Kansas

Cincinnati, Kansas was located on SE. 28, Twp. 28S, Range 37W, was established in 1887. The name was later changed to Appomattox. It had a population of about one thousand and was the chief contender for the county seat. Business men of that town were:

Merchants: James A.Neff, J. S. Davis, Alexander Smith, B. P. Mitchell, J. A. Gillespie and Co., Tom Elliott, James Elliott, E. S. Snow, Roberts and Dougherty, Roswell, L. S. Jones, Baker and Co., Luce Bros., A. H. Huston, B. D. williams, Fred Besser, John Benning, J. L. Buskirk, Berrett and Worley, F. M. McNeely, S. D. Huffman, Tracy Bros., Potter and Davis, Lee and Horn, Reed and Ballard, J. W. Jamison, V. S. Creveling. The builders were: W. A. Pender, Perry and Co., J. T. Cursman, W. F. Stover and Son. There was one bank, The Peoples Bank.

The physicians were: Drs. S. C. Bell, J. A. Hooe, O. Stiles, J. B. Gibson, N. Smith Robertson.

The Attorneys were: J. W. Clevinger, Alvin Campbell, H. C. St. John and A. T. Hollenbeck.

There was one hotel, The Grand Central, owned and managed by Jacob Elliott. The land agents were Charles Melloan, Richardson, Bennet and co., Craig and Miller, J. C. Colin.

The names of the saloon keepers were not available. Kansas=, supposedly a dry state, openly sold liquor in some of the frontier towns   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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