The following is information about different communities or towns in Trego County that at one time had Post Offices. Out of the twenty listed, only three still have post offices, three still have community gatherings, and the other fourteen are ghost towns, some of which haven't been heard of before.

Banner:   Banner is located on Section 34, Township 13, Range 25. The community was settled in the late 1870 by farmers, many of them old soldiers who homesteaded the land. On December 8, 1879, A United Slates Post Office was established on land owned by L. W. Purinton. The name "Banner" was suggested by J. C. Brown. E. L. Drake became the first postmaster. The mail was delivered twice a week by horseback. On September- 30, 1918, the post office was discontinued and Rural Route 2 was established. Banner used to have a church, school, post office, store, blacksmith shop, and a creamery. Today, all that is left is the store, which is no longer open, and a church.

Bosna:   Bosna is located on Section 34, Township 13, and Range 24. A post office was established at Bosna on May 24, 1880, and Frank W. Zeman was the first postmaster. The post office was located in, a small house near the Bosna school house. Bosna was just a district, and, the central meeting place was at the Bosna schoolhouse. When there were quite a few people living in the area, "box suppers" were held, which was one of the few social activities of the community. The Bosna post office closed on August 15, 1921. Today nothing remains of Bosna, but the prairie and a few scattered farm homes.

Buckeye:   I could not find anything about Buckeye, except that people recalled the name, and they thought it was a community instead of a town. It is believed to be south of the Smoky Hill River. The post office opened in Buckeye on February 23, 1886, and Thomas, W. Miller was the first postmaster. The post office was closed in the same year, April 23, 1886.

Collyer:   The town of Collyer is located in Section 5, Township 12, Range 25, and is on the main line of the Union Pacific Railroad. It was established in 1879 as a soldier and sailor colony with most of the settlers from Chicago. The town was named after Rev. Doctor Collyer, who was in charge of the soldier's camp. Most of the settlers were members of the Catholic religion., and as a result, today Collyer is almost entirely a Catholic community. The post office was established on May 3, 1878, and Rufus G. Kessler was the postmaster. It used to be a thriving town, with a blacksmith shop, two general stores, a dance hall, and a creamery. Today, the post office is still present, but only the dance hall, one grocery store, and a gas station are left, of the many businesses originally in Collyer.

Cyrus:   Cyrus established a post office on May 9, 1880 and it closed on March 10, 1889. The first postmaster was James Rogers. This city was moved from Trego County to Ness County, so there is no available information.

Gibson:   Gibson is another ghost town that I can't find much information about. The post office was established on Dec- ember 30, 1880 and was closed on August 15, 1893. Timothy Arm- strong was the first postmaster. The only scrap of information I could find was that it is believed that Gibson was located in the Southwest corner of Trego County, close to a school called Gibson.

Kristof:   The Kristof Post Office, which was established on January 22, 1904, was called the Kristof Post Office because it was located in George and Anna Kristof's (my great grandparents) home. The Kristof's, lived in Voda, which was then called Colona, and when a better site was found for the post office, the post office changed locations. So on March 9, 1904, was moved and became known as the Voda Post Office. Frank Bordowsky was the first postmaster, and remained so until he moved to Czechoslovakia.

Mendota:   Mendota established a post office on February 6, 1882 and closed on November 30, 1909. Harvey M. Hallock was the first postmaster. -shortly after the post office was established, it became part of Ellis County, and there is no available information- .