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Hunter, Kansas
...a rural community in the Solomon Valley, Mitchell County, Kansas
Hunter, Kansas
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  • Schneider Crop Services 
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  • Beloit 
  • ​Asherville​
  • ​Simpson
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  • ​Waconda Lake
  • ​GE State Park
  • ​Solomon Rapids
  • Cawker City​
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  • Hunter

History of Hunter, Kansas
 
Over the years, local people have referred to “Old Hunter” as being located 4 miles west of the town’s current site.  The history behind this is linked to Al Hunter who actually did live west of the community.  As an early settler, he started a mercantile business, which soon became the location of one of the district post offices named “Hunter.” Other families also established themselves around the mercantile and the post office.

​Somewhat later, in 1894, the 
Throwbridge Post Office was started on what is now (present day) Hunter City land, by its owner N.B. Throwbridge.  In those days, most mail came to Beloit by train and then was sent out to the district post offices. For whatever reason, the carriers seemed unfamiliar with the Throwbridge location, and letters destined for that location often were delivered to the Hunter location.
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Sometime around 1902, Throwbridge asked that the Hunter Post Office name be given to his location, so that the confusion would end and people in this area would properly receive their mail.  And that is how, by way of the post office, Al Hunter’s name came to be the namesake of the community – Hunter.  Today, Al’s descendants still live in the Hunter area.
 
The Topeka Capital on Sept. 15, 19l6, printed this statement about the nearby town of Victor:  
 
“The fight between Hunter and Victor, northwest of Salina, for the Salina Northern railroad, was won by Hunter and the line has now been completed to that point (Hunter).  Acting on the theory that, If you can’t beat’ em jine’ em.  The town of Victor is now being moved to Hunter overland, a distance of seven miles. The bank has been moved, an elevator and all the other business enterprises are going and the the town, including the post office, is being moved bodily to Hunter, which is booming and growing rapidly.”
 
Hunter was the last city to be designated in Mitchell County; the town charter was issued on March 1, 1916.  Part of the process included some of the the original Hunter buildings being moved from the “old” Hunter town site to its current site situated on the railroad line. One of those structures remain as the current city office building.
 
Hunter celebrated its 100th year as a city during an event held on Saturday, August 13, 2016
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Beloit, KS  67420
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Solomon Valley Econ Development
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