The Gath post office was established 21 Feb 1902 with Elizabeth C. Campbell as postmistress. It was discontinued 14 Oct. 1903. Gath was name of an ancient Biblical city, supposedly the hometown of Goliath, one of the five royal cities of Philistine. There was also a town named Gath in Fleming County, Kentucky. Other than these little factoids, I know nothing about Gath. If anyone out there has any information, please let us know. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hanback was located near the Kansas Nebraska border in Aldine township on Dry Creek. Changes in township boundaries place this in the current Harrison township. The Hanback post office was established 04 March 1884 with the first postmaster, Devillo R. Blanding. The post office was formerly called Reagle. You can see the Reagle location at http://raven.cc.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/graphics/maps/norton.jpg The Hanback post office was discontinued 31 Dec. 1892. Hanback was named for Lewis Hanback, a Civil War veteran, Topeka lawyer, served in the Kansas House, and served three terms as representative of the Sixth Kansas District. See http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/bioh/hanbacl2.html or http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/bioh/hanbacl.html The only other settler I find mention of in the Hanback area were Mr. & Mrs. John Case, who lived in Furnas County, NE near Hanback from 1873 to 1877, when they moved to Norton. The 1900 plat map has the following names in the immediate vicinity: James Montague, Sarah J. Montague, Sarah M. Stamey, Henry Hatfield, Mark Smith, G. W. Hubbard, J. H. Rising, S. E. Renner, J. T. Smith, Robert Taylor. Any additional information you may have about Hanback would be welcome. Info from "The History of the Early Settlement of Norton County, Kansas" by F. M. Lockard, Kansas Post Offices by Robert W. Baughman, and "Seventy Years in Norton County, Kansas" by D. N. Bowers.