Avoca was in Jackson County, and had a post office from 1871-1907.
Fayetteville was in Clay County, and had a post office from 1869-1871.
Otter Creek was also in Clay County, and had a post office from
1869-1878.
> I thought perhaps someone might be able to help me locate some Kansas towns mentioned in a relative's log of an 1864 trip. The towns were Avoca, Otter Creek and Fayetteville. Can anyone help?
>
> Thank you very much!
>
> Sue Renkert
> Fairbanks, Alaska
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I thought perhaps someone might be able to help me locate some Kansas towns mentioned in a relative's log of an 1864 trip. The towns were Avoca, Otter Creek and Fayetteville. Can anyone help?
Thank you very much!
Sue Renkert
Fairbanks, Alaska
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For those of you who have ancestors buried in Kansas there is now a KS
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Dear List Members:
We are mourning and will be mourning for a long while, the tragedy which
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