Earnest is a

ghost town A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...

in Farmington Township,

Rooks County, Kansas Rooks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Stockton, and its largest city is Plainville. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,919. The county was named for John Rooks, a private in Compa ...

, United States.

History

Earnest was issued a post office in 1882. The post office was discontinued in 1889. There is nothing left of Earnest.

References

Former populated places in Rooks County, Kansas Former populated places in Kansas 1882 establishments in Kansas Populated places established in 1882 {{RooksCountyKS-geo-stub