SETTLEMENTS, TRADING POSTS, &
WHISTLE STOPS
Kiowa County
officially became a county on May 3, 1889 when several
counties were created from Bent County. The following is
a list of towns and place names that has been compiled
from a variety of sources.
| TOWN/PLACE NAME |
DESCRIPTION |
| Arden |
P.O. 1888 in Bent County; Nov.
1888 P.O. moved to Eads |
| Arlington |
Est. 1887 in Bent County; Also
called Arlington Springs, town moved a few miles
to be near rail line. Previously Juliet. |
| Bee |
P.O. 1887 in Bent County. See
Sheridan Lake |
| Brandon |
Est. 1887 Bent County. |
| Chivington |
Est. 1887; Inc. 1888 Bent
County |
| Coon Valley |
Active until 1902 |
| Dayton |
Est. before 1887 Bent County;
1887 townsite moved to Eads |
| Diston |
RR Stop 1882-1956 maps Orig
Bent County |
| Eads |
Est 1887 Bent County as RR
town; Inc. 1916; County Seat 1901. See also Arden
and Dayton |
| Fergus |
P.O. 1888-1890 Bent County;
still on 123 maps. See also Hawkins. |
| Galatea |
P.O. 1887-1948 Bent County |
| Haswell |
RR Stop on 1895 map; Est.
1903, Inc. 1920 |
| Hawkins |
See Fergus |
| Inman |
RR Stop 1892-1956 map |
| Juliet |
See Arlington |
| Kilburn |
P.O. 1890-1891; still on 1923
map |
| Memphis |
See Towner |
| Queen Beach
(Peach?) |
P.O.1908-1911 |
| Segreganset |
P.O. 1914-1917 |
| Sheridan Lake |
Est. 1877 Bent County, Inc.
1951, first county seat. AKA Bee |
| Stewart |
P.O. 1888-1899 |
| Stuart |
P.O. 1888-1889 and 1911-1912 |
| Sweetwater |
P.O. 1908-1918 |
| Towner |
Est. 1887 Bent County |
| Water Valley |
P.O. 1887-1894 Bent County |
Source:
Colorado Place Names on the CoGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~coyuma/city/city-county.html
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