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This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Providence. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Providence.

Our sources for Providence (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Providence other than they indicate that Providence would be found somewhere in Butler County, Kansas.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1881 and closed  in 1896.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Providence ...

We found 76 communities that share the name Providence.

There is one other community in Kansas which is also named Providence.

Beyond Kansas, we know of another 75 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 75 communities, 75 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Kansas ...
    • Jewell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Providence [Jewell County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Butler County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Providence [Butler County].
      • Cullman County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Providence [Cullman County].
      • Jefferson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Providence [Jefferson County].
      • Marengo County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Providence [Marengo County].
      • Pickens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Providence [Pickens County].
      • Randolph County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Providence [Randolph County].
      • Talladega County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Providence [Talladega County].
      • Walker County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Providence [Walker County].
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Providence [Yavapai County].
    • Arkansas
      • Faulkner County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Providence [Faulkner County].
      • White County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Providence [White County].
    • California
      • Nevada County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Providence [Nevada County].
      • San Bernardino County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Providence [San Bernardino County].
    • Florida
      • Bradford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Providence [Bradford County].
      • Polk County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Providence [Polk County].
      • Union County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Providence [Union County].
    • Georgia
      • Grady County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Providence [Grady County].
      • Sumter County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Providence [Sumter County].
    • Illinois
      • Bureau County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Providence [Bureau County].
    • Indiana
      • Johnson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Providence [Johnson County].
    • Kentucky
      • Clark County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Providence [Clark County].
      • Jessamine County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Providence [Jessamine County].
      • Knox County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Providence [Knox County].
      • Lawrence County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Providence [Lawrence County].
      • Simpson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Providence [Simpson County].
      • Trimble County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Providence [Trimble County].
      • Webster County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Providence [Webster County].
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Providence [Jefferson Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Providence [Anne Arundel County].
      • Baltimore County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Providence [Baltimore County].
      • Cecil County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Providence [Cecil County].
      • Talbot County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Providence [Talbot County].
    • Michigan
      • Presque Isle County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Providence [Presque Isle County].
    • Minnesota
      • Lac qui Parle County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Providence [Lac qui Parle County].
    • Mississippi
      • Attala County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Providence [Attala County].
      • Covington County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Providence [Covington County].
      • Forrest County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Providence [Forrest County].
    • Missouri
      • Boone County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Providence [Boone County].
      • Dunklin County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Providence [Dunklin County].
    • North Carolina
      • Caswell County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Providence [Caswell County].
      • Chatham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Providence [Chatham County].
      • Granville County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Providence [Granville County].
      • McDowell County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Providence [McDowell County].
      • Mecklenburg County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Providence [Mecklenburg County].
      • Rockingham County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Providence [Rockingham County].
    • Ohio
      • Coshocton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Providence [Coshocton County].
      • Gallia County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Providence [Gallia County].
      • Lucas County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Providence [Lucas County].
      • Wood County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Providence [Wood County].
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Providence.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Providence [Delaware County].
      • Lackawanna County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Providence [Lackawanna County].
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Providence [Providence County].
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Providence [Berkeley County].
      • Lexington County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Providence [Lexington County].
      • Orangeburg County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Providence [Orangeburg County].
      • Sumter County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Providence [Sumter County].
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Providence [Blount County].
      • Davidson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Providence [Davidson County].
      • Grundy County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Providence [Grundy County].
      • Lewis County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Providence [Lewis County].
      • Madison County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Providence [Madison County].
      • Sumner County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Providence [Sumner County].
      • Trousdale County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Providence [Trousdale County].
    • Texas
      • Angelina County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Providence [Angelina County].
      • Floyd County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Providence [Floyd County].
      • Fort Bend County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Providence [Fort Bend County].
      • Polk County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Providence [Polk County].
      • Van Zandt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Providence [Van Zandt County].
    • Utah
      • Cache County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Providence [Cache County].
    • Virginia
      • Chesapeake City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Providence [Chesapeake City].
      • Grayson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Providence [Grayson County].
      • Halifax County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Providence [Halifax County].
    • Washington
      • Adams County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Providence [Adams County].
    • West Virginia
      • Jackson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Providence [Jackson County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Providence ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Providence:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Providence - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Butler County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Butler County.

AmadorMulberry Grove
AnnapolisMundock
AralMurdock
Arizona 
AvocaNellans
AyrNelson Place
 New Excelsior
BodarcNew Hampshire
BodockNinnesk
BrittonNoble
BrownlowNuma
Bryant 
BunchOil City
BurgessOil Hill
Burne's StationOphir
BurnsOrizonia
 Otto City
CageOverton
Cariboo 
Cave SpringPendell
Clear FordPetersburgh
ClevelandPine Grove
CornhillPleasant Valley
CrittendenPlum Grove
 Prairie Plains
Dixon 
DurachenQuality Valley
  
EdgecombRedden
 Richland Centre
Fontanelle 
Four MileSchonholm
FreedomSiville
 Spring Branch
GlenSunnyside
GlencoeSycamore Springs
  
Hedge CityTennessee Bend
HepsidamTint
HickoryTolle
  
IndianolaVandona
  
KossuthWah-Wah
 Walnut
LawrenceWebster City
LovenaWendell
 White Eagle
Meades RanchWhite
MidlandWorth
Milwaukee 
MinnehaZarah
Modena 

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Providence could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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