Cactus was established as a Post Office on 22 June 1874 and discontinued on 22 Sept 1887; re-established on 28 Nov 1898 and discontinued 14 Oct 1903. The first postmaster was William Grant. Cactus was located at SE 1/4 NW 1/4 Sec 25, Twp 3 S, Range 21 W4. D. N. Bowers book, "Seventy Years in Norton County, Kansas" says: "The Cactus Valley. Cactus Creek is a tributary to the North Fork of the Solomon River and traverses the eastern part of the county through parts of Grant and Lincoln Townships. The stream gets its name from the numerous wild cactus growing throughout the valley. The Star Cactus with its rose pink flowers, and the Prickly Pear with great clusters of wax like flowers are numberous on the pasture land in teh valley. The soil is fertile and has been devoted to agriculture and stock raising since the 1870's. The Cactus Post Office was established in 1874. William Grant came to Norton County in 1873 and he was the first postmaster. Cactus Free Methodist Church. Rev. Cyrus Archer of Densmore, Kansas and Rev. G. Delimont of Stamford, Nebraska, conducted a revival meeting at the Cactus School House in about the year 1900. As a result of this meeting a class was organized and regular preaching services established in the school house. On January 17, 1917, Dana N. Hewitt and Eva Hewitt, his wife, deeded a tract of land, which is a part of the SW 1/4 of Sec 2, Twp 4 S, Range 21 West, to the church for a site for the church. The church was erected at a cost of approximately $3,000 and dedicated in 1917. Trustees at the time the church was built were: Rev. Sherman Archer, C. W. Minor, W. H. Sides, Dana Hewitt and John Karnopp." The Cactus Church is still standing today. It is being used as a farm storage building.