This is the town where I grew up, so I am biased here. Bear with me and I'll try not to overwhelm you all. The Densmore Post Office was established 20 December 1880. The first postmistress was Elizabeth E. Densmore. The post office was located in a dugout near the bank of the Solomon River. Nora Mullen served as postmistress from about 1922 to March 1952. Henry Lohrmeyer served as acting postmaster from March - November 1952 when he was appointed postmaster. Hank retired on 04 April, 1980. Karen Walters served from 12 July 1980 to the closing of Densmore Post Office on 22 Oct. 1988. Jess Bauguess served as rural letter carrier for 40 years until 1950. Homer Bernard was appointed 17 April 1950 and served until a route consolidation resulted in his transfer to Stockton, Kansas on 24 April 1976. After the route consolidation, the west part of the Densmore route was served by Lawrence Hake, out of the Lenora office; and the east part of the route was served by Max Donahey, out of the Logan office. On 28 February 1980 another route consolidation took place and the entire area was served by Lawrence Hake out of the Lenora office. Subsequently, the route has become a "highway contract route" - which are put up for bid to private contractors. Previously, the post office serving this area of the county was the West Union Post Office. It was established on 24 June 1874 with Alfred J. Coleman as postmaster. The name change took place as mentioned before on 20 Dec 1880. The West Union Post Office was located about 2 1/4 miles east of Densmore. Densmore was laid out and platted by Thomas J. Densmore who settled in 1874. The plat was drawn 13 April 1881 and filed 01 July 1881. Manville and Heck Addition was platted by Albert M. Manville and Mrs. M. J. Heck on 27 June 1885 and filed for record the same day. An article from the Norton County People, 07 July 1881 states: "...they are expecting a rush upon the completion of the railroad to that place. A steam saw-mill has just been located there by Messrs. Wiltrout, Hanson and Company. The store is under the sole control of Robert Coats, who by good bargains and agreeable manners is building up an extensive trade." >From the advent of the railroad to about 1930, Densmore was apparently quite a thriving little community. A hotel was built there in 1886 by Sam Baxter, and was still standing as late as 1951. Other businesses included a general store run first by Albert Manville; a hardware store first owned by O. B. Cackley; a livery barn (A. C. Berch), a restaurant, a blacksmith (Jim Reins), a lumber yard (Archer), a Farmers Union store and creamery, an elevator (built 1905) and stockyards. Missouri Pacific established a depot at Densmore late in 1909. December 1909 saw the opening of the "new" C. E. "Charlie" Campbell store. The Farmers State Bank was organized in 1909; it closed about 1932. In March of 1910, the town gained a new barber shop and a harness shop. 1910 saw the Mann Mercantile Company (Gene Mann). In 1924, Charles Sullivan was the barber who also did cleaning and pressing. Businesses in the 1950's and later that I remember include the Kitzke general merchandise/grocery store (burned down); hardware store (after Kitzke store burned they had a small stock of groceries), managed by Ivan & Louveta Boyd; Home Lumber Coal & Grain (Leland Archer); Densmore Garage (Homer Bernard) and Walters Oil Company (Ray Walters), plus the Mo-Pac depot still had an agent, Mildred Vest. The first frame school was built in 1885; a two-story school of cement blocks was built in 1909 - it was condemned and another was frame building was built about 1915. A two story brick grade school was in use by 1925; it was used until the grade school closed (about 1968-70). The high school was started the second semester of the 1922-23 school year in a vacant house. The brick high school building was completed for the 1923-24 school year. There was one graduate in the class of 1924, Averill Loughry Smith. The last graduating class was the class of 1965. The Free Methodist church was established about 1880, meeting first in homes and the schoolhouse. Their first building of limestone was built in 1902; a brick building was completed in 1930. The church closed its doors circa 1960. The first Catholic mass in Densmore was celebrated in 1878. The early parishioners gathered in homes until the first building was built in 1899. A modern native rock church was completed in 1948, and the old church was then used as a church hall for social gatherings. In 1968, the old church hall was replaced with a modular building. The church has since been closed. Today, Densmore is truly a ghost town with old buildings falling down, weed covered streets, and a only a few residents. But it is still "home" to me.