Oak Valley, Kansas

History

A post office was opened at Oak Valley in 1875, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1954.[1]

Oak Valley was founded in 1879, when a settler built the first residential structure.[2][3]

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References
  1. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  2. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 379.
  3. "Elk County". Blue Skyways. Kansas State Library. Retrieved 9 June 2014.



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