Kansas Pony Express Stations

Pony Riders in Kansas would stable their horse on the west side of the Missouri River if the ferry wasn’t available, and personally transport the mochila across by boat.

Kansas has 13 pony express stations over 151 miles of Pony Express Trail.

Kansas Station List

Stations, East to West

1. Elwood / Wathena (1861—Atchison)
2. Cottonwood Springs / Thompson’s Ranch (used in early months, then replaced by Troy)
3. Troy / Smith’s Hotel (1861—Lancaster)
4. Lewis / Cold Spring Rock / Cold Springs / Valley Home / Chain Pump / Syracuse
5. Kinnekuk / Kennekuk / Kenneykirk
6. Goteschall / Kickapoo / Whitehall / Plum Creek
7. Granada
8. Log Chain / Lockman’s / Muddy Creek / Lochlane / Locknane
9. (H) Seneca
10. Ash Point / Hickory Point / Laramie Creek / Fogtown
11. Gautard’s / Guittard / Gutard / Vermillion Creek
12. (H) Marysville / Big Blue / Palmetto City
13. Cottonwood / Hollenburg

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Legend

• (H) = Home Station (some of these changed over time, as needed)
• Bold = Station Name on the original U.S. Senate Executive Document, 46^th Congress, 3^rd Session, I, No. 21 p.7-8 “Contract with Overland Mail Co” “Route 10773”
• Italics = Station Name listed on the 2010 Map prepared by the National Pony Express Association and produced and printed by the National Parks Service to celebrate the Pony Express Sesquicentennial.