This is an incomplete list of ghost town

Ghost town

A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...

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Kansas

Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

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Classifications

There are many factors and reasons as to why a town becomes abandoned (or near abandoned). A ghost town can be defined as "a town or community that at one time had a commercial or population center, and is either wholly abandoned or faded greatly from its peak, and now is just a shadow of its former self" or basically a "town that is a shadowy remnant of what it once was". There are several reasons why a town ceases to exist.

• Transportation - With the development of major highways and interstates, people were willing to travel farther for goods and services causing local businesses in smaller towns to lose customers and ultimately close. The more businesses that close the more people are apt to want to move away to a bigger town. Transportation has played a major role in settlement in Kansas. As traffic from the Oregon
  Oregon Trail
  The Oregon Trail is a historic east-west wagon route that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon and locations in between.After 1840 steam-powered riverboats and steamboats traversing up and down the Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri rivers sped settlement and development in the flat...
  
   and Santa Fe
  Santa Fe Trail
  The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century transportation route through central North America that connected Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pioneered in 1822 by William Becknell, it served as a vital commercial and military highway until the introduction of the railroad to Santa Fe in 1880...
  
   Trails increased, towns boomed along them. When railroads were established towns developed along the tracks or even moved to where the tracks were.

• Politics - In Kansas, the political atmosphere was highly divided. Towns were either pro-slavery or abolitionist. When Kansas became a free state in 1861, pro-slavery towns died out. Survival of a town also depended on if it won the county seat
  County seat
  A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
  
  . Towns that were contenders for the county seat and lost typically saw most, if not all, of their town die out.
• Industry/Employment - Towns that catered to a specific industry like coal mining or military housing were boom towns that quickly died when their markets collapsed.
• Schools - Schools can serves as a place of civic pride. Towns that lose their local school to consolidation can no longer root for their home team. When a school district is closed and students moved to another district, the remaining abandoned school just adds insult to injury.
• National Economic Depressions - There have been several economic depressions and recessions that have wiped towns off the map. As people lose their jobs or have to move because of another job, towns lose population.
• Eminent Domain
  Eminent domain
  Eminent domain , compulsory purchase , resumption/compulsory acquisition , or expropriation is an action of the state to seize a citizen's private property, expropriate property, or seize a citizen's rights in property with due monetary compensation, but without the owner's consent...
  
  /Flood Control - Since 1951, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have sought flood control through the building of dams along rivers and the resulting outcome is a town having to be moved or abandoned and demolished.

Ghost Towns

Town name	County	Established	Disestablished	Current Status	Remarks
White Cloud White Cloud, Kansas White Cloud is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. It was named for James White Cloud, son of Chief White Cloud of the Iowa Tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 176. White Cloud is the seat of government for the Iowa Reservation of Kansas and Nebraska...	Doniphan County Doniphan County, Kansas Doniphan County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 7,945. Its county seat is Troy and its most populous city is Wathena. The county along with Buchanan, Andrew, and DeKalb counties in Missouri is included in...	1856		2008 estimated population of 227
Iowa Point Iowa Point, Kansas Iowa Point is an unincorporated community in northeastern Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. It is included in the St. Joseph, Missouri Metropolitan Area.-History:...	Doniphan County	1854	Post Office closed in 1933	Small population near K-7 K-7 (Kansas highway) K-7 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is mostly a small country highway winding its way through the Osage Questas and Glaciated Regions of eastern Kansas, although a portion of the highway passes through the Kansas City metropolitan area. Significant portions of the highway overlap...
Eagle Springs	Doniphan County	1883		Townsite was abandoned, only ruins remain	Was a health resort that lasted into the 1930s.
Geary City	Doniphan County	March 23, 1856		Only foundations remain
Doniphan Doniphan, Kansas Doniphan is a small unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. The company that founded the town was organized on November 11, 1854. The post office opened March 3, 1855, and closed August 15, 1943....	Doniphan County	1854	1943	Still on maps but little remains	A trading post was established on the site in 1852
Four Houses	Wyandotte County Wyandotte County, Kansas Wyandotte County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. The county's population was 157,505 for the 2010 census. Its county seat and most populous city is Kansas City with which it shares a unified government...			Exact location unknown	Was actually a trading post from 1826-1828
Rising Sun	Jefferson County Jefferson County, Kansas Jefferson County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 19,126. Its county seat is Oskaloosa, and its most populous city is Valley Falls...	1857	mid 1860s	A Kansas River Kansas River The Kansas River is a river in northeastern Kansas in the United States. It is the southwestern-most part of the Missouri River drainage, which is in turn the northwestern-most portion of the extensive Mississippi River drainage. Its name come from the Kanza people who once inhabited the area...  access point is near the location and named after the town.	Was a Lecompton Lecompton, Kansas Lecompton is a city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. It is part of the Lawrence, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 608 at the 2000 census. Lecompton played a major historical role in pre-Civil War America as the Territorial capital of Kansas from 1855 to 1861...  satellite community.
Hickory Point	Jefferson County	1855		A Kansas State Historical Marker is near the location along U.S. 59 U.S. Route 59 U.S. Route 59 is a north–south United States highway . A latecomer to the U.S. numbered route system, U.S. 59 is now a border-to-border route, Part of NAFTA Corridor Highway System. It parallels U.S. Route 75 for nearly its entire route, never much more than away, until it veers southwest... .	Location of the Battle of Hickory Point, a skirmish between pro-slavery and free state forces.
Arrington	Atchison County Atchison County, Kansas Atchison County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 16,924. Its county seat and most populous city is Atchison. The county is named in honor of David Rice Atchison, a United States Senator from Missouri...	1854		A small population resides along K-116.
Kennekuk	Atchison County	1858
America City	Nemaha County Nemaha County, Kansas Nemaha County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 10,178. The county seat is Seneca.- History :...	February 14, 1857	Post office closed in 1933	A couple buildings and a cemetery remain
St. George St. George, Kansas St. George is a city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 639. It is part of the Manhattan, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:St. George is located at...	Pottawatomie County Pottawatomie County, Kansas Pottawatomie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 21,604. The county seat is Westmoreland. The county takes its name from the Potawatomi tribe of Native Americans...	1855		2008 estimated population of 562
Juniata	Pottawatomie County	1854	1858	On private property and not accessible
Pawnee Pawnee, Kansas Pawnee is a ghost town in Geary County, Kansas, United States, which served as the first official capital of the Kansas Territory in 1855. Pawnee was the territorial capital for exactly five days – from July 2 to July 6, 1855 – before pro-slavery legislators voted to move the capital to Shawnee...	Riley County Riley County, Kansas Riley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county's population was 71,115 for the 2010 census. The largest city and county seat is Manhattan. The county is part of the Manhattan, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area.Riley County is home to two of Kansas' largest...	1854	1855	The old territorial capitol building still stands is well-preserved	Was the territorial capitol until 1855 when it was moved to Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, Kansas Shawnee Mission, Kansas is a name created by the United States Postal Service to describe an area of Johnson County, Kansas that contains numerous towns. Parts of southern Overland Park are not part of Shawnee Mission as they were annexed from unincorporated Stanley and use zip code 66085... .
Randolph Randolph, Kansas Randolph is a city in Riley County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 163. It is part of the Manhattan, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:Randolph was originally located a mile east of its present location....	Riley County	1855		2008 estimated population of 198	Moved two miles west when Tuttle Creek Lake Tuttle Creek Lake Tuttle Creek Lake is a reservoir on the Big Blue River 5 miles north of Manhattan, in the Flint Hills region of northeast Kansas. It was built and is operated by the Army Corps of Engineers for the purpose of flood control....  was built.
Irving Irving, Kansas Irving was a town in Marshall County, Kansas located six miles southeast of Blue Rapids along the Big Blue River. Irving was one of the many towns affected by "Big Dam Foolishness" during the construction of Tuttle Creek Lake about ten miles to the south...	Marshall County Marshall County, Kansas Marshall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 10,117. The largest city and county seat is Marysville.- History :...	1859	1960	Located on Corps land and is easily accessible.	Abandoned for the construction of Tuttle Creek Lake.
Alcove Springs	Marshall County			Now a well-preserved park	Was never an official town but was a stop on the Oregon Trail. Numerous carvings in the spring's rocks feature traveler's initials and other things. A member of the Donner Party Donner Party The Donner Party was a group of American pioneers who set out for California in a wagon train. Delayed by a series of mishaps, they spent the winter of 1846–47 snowbound in the Sierra Nevada...  is buried nearby.
Trading Post Trading Post, Kansas Trading Post is an unincorporated community in Linn County, Kansas, United States, which is said to be one of the oldest continuously occupied locations in the state. The Battle of Marais des Cygnes was fought here during the American Civil War...	Linn County Linn County, Kansas Linn County is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 9,656. Its county seat is Mound City, and its most populous city is Pleasanton...	1842 (established as a trading post)		A small population remains just off of U.S. 69 U.S. Route 69 U.S. Route 69 is a north–south United States highway. When it was first created, it was only long, but it has since been expanded into a Minnesota to Texas cross-country route. The highway's southern terminus is in Port Arthur, Texas at an intersection with State Highway 87... .	Near the site of the Marais des Cygnes massacre Marais des Cygnes massacre The Marais des Cygnes Massacre is considered the last significant act of violence in Bleeding Kansas prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War. On May 19, 1858, approximately 30 men led by Charles Hamilton, a Georgia native and proslavery leader, crossed into the Kansas Territory from... .
Centropolis	Franklin County Franklin County, Kansas Franklin County is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 25,992. Its county seat and most populous city is Ottawa... .	1854	1930	A small population remains on a county road about ten miles northwest of Ottawa Ottawa, Kansas Ottawa is a city situated along the Marais des Cygnes River in the central part of Franklin County, located in east-central Kansas, 50 miles southwest of Kansas City, Mo., in the central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,649. It is the county seat and most populous... .
Minneola	Franklin County	1854	1860s	Nothing remains of the town.	Was the territorial capitol briefly in 1858. Not to be confused with Minneola Minneola, Kansas Minneola is a city in Clark County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 745.-Geography:Minneola is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. The city is roughly five blocks by eight blocks in size...  in Clark County Clark County, Kansas Clark County is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,215... .
Silkville Silkville, Kansas Silkville is a ghost town in Williamsburg Township, Franklin County, Kansas, United States. Its elevation is 1,161 feet , and it is located at , along U.S. Route 50 southwest of Williamsburg....	Franklin County	1870	1892	Several buildings remain including an old house and a stone school southwest of Williamsburg Williamsburg, Kansas Williamsburg is a city in Franklin County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 397.-Geography:Williamsburg is located at... .
Black Jack Battle of Black Jack The Battle of Black Jack took place on June 2, 1856, when anti-slavery forces, led by the noted abolitionist John Brown, attacked the encampment of Henry C. Pate near Baldwin City, Kansas. The battle is cited as one incident of “Bleeding Kansas” and a contributing factor leading up to the American...	Douglas County Douglas County, Kansas Douglas County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 110,826...	1857 (incorporated)	1870s	Santa Fe Trail wagon swales, a roadside park, cemetery and the well-preserved battlefield site remain and are open to public.
Franklin	Douglas County	1853 (early stage stop)	Post office closed 1867	Nothing remains of the town except two small neglected cemeteries and Franklin Road off of K-10 K-10 (Kansas highway) K-10 is a 38 mile state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. It was originally designated in 1929. It is mostly a controlled-access freeway, linking Lawrence to Lenexa. It provides an important toll-free alternate route to Interstate 70... .
Lecompton Lecompton, Kansas Lecompton is a city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. It is part of the Lawrence, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 608 at the 2000 census. Lecompton played a major historical role in pre-Civil War America as the Territorial capital of Kansas from 1855 to 1861...	Douglas County	1854		2008 estimated population of 666	Numerous buildings dating from the 1850s and 1860s remain, even Constitution Hall Constitution Hall (Lecompton, Kansas) Lecompton Constitution Hall, also known as Constitution Hall, is a building in Lecompton, Kansas that played a role in the long-running Bleeding Kansas crisis. It is operated by the Kansas Historical Society as Constitution Hall State Historic Site.- History :During 1857 this building was one of...  which was where the Lecompton Constitution Lecompton Constitution The Lecompton Constitution was the second of four proposed constitutions for the state of Kansas . The document was written in response to the anti-slavery position of the 1855 Topeka Constitution of James H. Lane and other free-state advocates...  was signed.
Big Springs Big Springs, Kansas Big Springs is an unincorporated community in western Douglas County, Kansas, United States. Today it has a water tower, tool shop, church and a fire station that is part of the Lecompton Township Fire Dist. 1. Its mailing address is Lecompton...	Douglas County	1854		A small population remains along U.S. 40 U.S. Route 40 U.S. Route 40 is an east–west United States highway. As with most routes whose numbers end in a zero, U.S. 40 once traversed the entire United States. It is one of the original 1920s U.S. Highways, and its first termini were San Francisco, California, and Atlantic City, New Jersey... .
Calhoun	Shawnee County Shawnee County, Kansas Shawnee County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. Its most populous city, Topeka, is the state capital and county seat. The county's population was 177,934 for the 2010 census...	1855	1868	Nothing remains of this town.	Calhoun was also the name of a county that was made up of northern Shawnee County, most of Jackson County Jackson County, Kansas Jackson County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 13,462. Its county seat and most populous city is Holton...  and half of Pottawatomie County. When Shawnee County's northern border was extended, Calhoun ceased to be.
Indianola	Shawnee County	1854	mid-1860s	Nothing remains of the site.	There is an Indianola Road located near the Goodyear Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling. Goodyear manufactures tires for automobiles, commercial trucks, light trucks, SUVs, race cars, airplanes, farm equipment and heavy earth-mover machinery....  Plant near U.S. 24 U.S. Route 24 U.S. Route 24 is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It originally ran from Pontiac, Michigan, in the east to Kansas City, Missouri, in the west. Today, the highway's eastern terminus is west of Clarkston, Michigan, at an intersection with I-75 and its western terminus is near... .
Sumner City	Shawnee County	Never established		Was mainly a paper town that was supposed to be an all-black community east of Topeka Topeka, Kansas Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was... .
Uniontown	Shawnee County	1848	1854	Townsite is now located in and around the Green Wildlife Refuge southeast of Willard Willard, Kansas Willard is a city in Shawnee and Wabaunsee counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. The population was 86 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... .	Uniontown was a trail stop and a place where the Pottawatomi would spend money. A cholera Cholera Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces...  epidemic killed 22 Indians and they were buried in a mass grave. The grave is located in the center of the cemetery. Not to be confused with Uniontown Uniontown, Kansas Uniontown is a city in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 272.-Geography:Uniontown is located at , along the Marmaton River...  in Bourbon County Bourbon County, Kansas Bourbon County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 15,173... .
Peterton	Osage County Osage County, Kansas Osage County is a county located in east-central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 16295. Its county seat is Lyndon, and its most populous city is Osage City. The county along with Shawnee, Jackson, Jefferson, and Wabaunsee counties is...	1870	1930s	There is still a small population in the area.
Bushong Bushong, Kansas Bushong is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 34. It is part of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Bushong is located at...	Lyon County Lyon County, Kansas Lyon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county was named for General Nathaniel Lyon, who was killed at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in the Civil War. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 33,690. Emporia is the largest city and county seat...	mid-1880s	1984	2008 estimated population of 50	Several ruins of the downtown and old consolidated school remain.
Volland	Wabaunsee County Wabaunsee County, Kansas Wabaunsee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 7,053. Its county seat is Alma. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area...			Several buildings remain abandoned in the area.	Located about ten miles southwest of Alma Alma, Kansas Alma is a city in and the county seat of Wabaunsee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 832. Alma is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... .
Newbury	Wabaunsee County	1869	1888	A small population and a huge Catholic church remain three miles north of Paxico Paxico, Kansas Paxico is a city in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, United States. The population was 211 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... .
Wabaunsee Wabaunsee, Kansas Wabaunsee is an unincorporated community in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, United States. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area...	Wabaunsee County	1856	1944	A small population and the restored Beecher Bible and Rifle Church remain.
Army City	Geary County Geary County, Kansas Geary County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 34,362. Its county seat and most populous city is Junction City. The county is named in honor of Governor John W. Geary...	1917	1920	Any remains of Army City are currently on Fort Riley Fort Riley Fort Riley is a United States Army installation located in Northeast Kansas, on the Kansas River, between Junction City and Manhattan. The Fort Riley Military Reservation covers 100,656 acres in Geary and Riley counties and includes two census-designated places: Fort Riley North and Fort...  property.	Army City was built exclusively for servicemen at Fort Riley during World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... .
Diamond Springs	Morris County Morris County, Kansas Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 5,923. The largest city and county seat is Council Grove.-19th century:...	1825 (as a Santa Fe Trail stop)	1863	Few remains exist but a monument to Diamond Springs was erected in Diamond Springs Cemetery
Empire City	Cherokee County Cherokee County, Kansas Cherokee County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 21,603. Its county seat is Columbus, and its most populous city is Baxter Springs...	1877	1907	Any remains are currently maintained by Galena Galena, Kansas Galena is a city in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,085.-History:The city was named after the lead ore galena found here in 1877. The city was originally platted by the Galena Mining and Smelting Company and was to be known as Cornwall... .	Empire City was annexed to Galena in 1907.
Wilsonton	Labette County Labette County, Kansas Labette County is a county located in southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 21,607. Its county seat is Oswego, and its most populous city is Parsons...	1887	1913	Nothing remains except a cemetery.	Ella Wilson was the founder of the town and when she died in 1913, the town died with her.
Ladore	Neosho County	Incorporated 1869	1874	Inaccessible	Was the site of a mass lynching Lynching Lynching is an extrajudicial execution carried out by a mob, often by hanging, but also by burning at the stake or shooting, in order to punish an alleged transgressor, or to intimidate, control, or otherwise manipulate a population of people. It is related to other means of social control that...  in May 1870.
Octagon City	Allen County Allen County, Kansas Allen County is a county located in southeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 13,371...	1855	1856	Nothing remains of the townsite	Octagon City was a social experiment where the settlers of the town vowed to eat no meat. The town was so called because the main streets were laid out in an octagon.
Cofachiqui	Allen County	1855	1860	The site of Cofachiqui was demolished when a cement company bought the land.
Mildred Mildred, Kansas Mildred is a city in Allen County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 28.-Geography:Mildred is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 36 people,...	Allen County	1907	ca. 1983	2008 estimated population of 58.
Bassett Bassett, Kansas Bassett is a city situated along the Neosho River in the west-central part of Allen County, located in southeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 14.-History:...	Allen County	1900	1930s	2008 estimated population of 21
Belmont	Woodson County Woodson County, Kansas Woodson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,309...	1857	Post office closed in 1877	Townsite is now on private property and inaccessible.
Neosho Falls Neosho Falls, Kansas Neosho Falls is a city in Woodson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 141.-History:The town was an inspiration for the album In the Spirit of Things by the band Kansas.-Geography:...	Woodson County	1857		2008 estimated population of 159
Guilford	Wilson County Wilson County, Kansas Wilson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 9,409...	1861	1889	A few ruins and structures still survive.
Cave Springs	Elk County Elk County, Kansas Elk County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,882...	1875	1949	Now on private property.	Cave Springs was established as a "health" resort. The resort failed in the 1880s when people starting questioning the springs' healing properties. The town was officially vacated in 1949.
Elgin Elgin, Kansas Elgin is a city in Chautauqua County, Kansas, United States, on the state line with Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 89.-Geography:Elgin is located at...	Chautauqua County Chautauqua County, Kansas Chautauqua County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,669. Its county seat and most populous city is Sedan...			2008 estimated population of 71
Midian	Buter County Butler County, Kansas Butler County is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 65,880. Its county seat and most populous city is El Dorado. The county is a part of the Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area.-19th century:It was named in...	1916	Post office closed in 1950	Townsite is now on private property.
Oil Hill	Butler County	1918	1969	Townsite is on private property but the Kansas Turnpike Kansas Turnpike The Kansas Turnpike is a freeway-standard toll road that lies entirely within the U.S. state of Kansas. It runs in a general southwest-northeast direction from the Oklahoma border, and passes through several major Kansas cities, including Wichita, Topeka, Lawrence and Kansas City...  does pass under Oil Hill Road just outside of El Dorado El Dorado, Kansas El Dorado is a city situated along the Walnut River in the central part of Butler County, located in south-central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 13,021. It is the county seat and most populous city of Butler County... .
Minersville	Cloud County Cloud County, Kansas Cloud County is a county located in North Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 9,533. Its county seat and most populous city is Concordia.-19th century:...	1870s	1920s	Some houses and foundations remain along with a cemetery.
Agenda Agenda, Kansas Agenda is a city in Republic County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 68.-Geography:Agenda is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 81...	Republic County Republic County, Kansas Republic County is a county located in the state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 4,980. The largest city and county seat is Belleville.-19th century:...			2008 estimated population of 67
Waconda	Mitchell County Mitchell County, Kansas Mitchell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,373...			The site lies under the waters of Waconda Reservoir.	Located near the Waconda Springs, a natural aquifer used by Native Americans.
Dispatch	Smith Smith County, Kansas Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county's population was 3,853 for the 2010 census. Its county seat is Smith Center. It is named in memory of Maj. J. Nelson Smith, who was part of the 2nd Colorado Cavalry, killed in action at the Battle of Westport on October 21,...  and Jewell Jewell County, Kansas Jewell County is a county located in North Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,077. Its county seat and most populous city is Mankato.-19th century:...  Counties	1869		A church, some houses and a cemetery remain.
Webster	Rooks County Rooks County, Kansas Rooks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 5,181. The county seat is Stockton and the largest city is Plainville. The county was named for Private John C...	1885	1953	A small community still exists near the Webster Lake dam.
Long Island Long Island, Kansas Long Island is a city in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 134.-Geography:Long Island is located at...	Phillips County Phillips County, Kansas Phillips County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 5,642...	1870s		2008 estimated population of 140.
Brookville Brookville, Kansas Brookville is a city in Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 262. The population was higher in the turn of the 20th century and the city featured the Brookville Hotel. It is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Brookville is...	Saline County Saline County, Kansas Saline County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 55,606...	1869		2008 estimated population of 263.	The population was once near 2,000 in 1870s but after the turn of the century, the population began to decline. The city was also the site of the Brookville Hotel until 2000 when the hotel moved to Abilene Abilene, Kansas Abilene is a city in and the county seat of Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,844.-History:... .
Sveadal	McPherson McPherson County, Kansas McPherson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 29,180. The largest city and county seat is McPherson. The county is named for Civil War General James B. McPherson...	1868	1870s	The townsite is now located within the city limits of Lindsborg Lindsborg, Kansas Lindsborg is a city in McPherson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,458. It is known for its association with Swedish heritage and the biennial Svensk Hyllningsfest... .
Beach Valley	Rice County Rice County, Kansas Rice County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas; it was named in memory of Samuel Allen Rice, Brigadier-General, United States volunteers, killed April 30, 1864, at Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 10,083...	1857		Townsite is now on private property.
Dubuque Dubuque, Kansas Dubuque is an unincorporated community in Barton and Russell Counties in the U.S. state of Kansas.-History:Polish immigrants from Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin first settled the area after the American Civil War. They were soon followed by Volga Germans from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Dubuque, Iowa...	Russell Russell County, Kansas Russell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county's population was 6,970 for the 2010 census...  and Barton Barton County, Kansas Barton County is a county located in Western Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 27,674. Its county seat and most populous city is Great Bend. The county is named in honor of Clara Barton, responsible for the founding of the American Red Cross...  Counties	1887		A beautiful Catholic church and cemetery are all that remain.
Rome	Ellis County Ellis County, Kansas Ellis County is a county located in Northwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 28,452. Its county seat and most populous city is Hays...	1867	1868	A marker near Fort Hays State College indicates where Rome once was.	Rome was co-founded by William "Buffalo Bill" Cody Buffalo Bill William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody was a United States soldier, bison hunter and showman. He was born in the Iowa Territory , in LeClaire but lived several years in Canada before his family moved to the Kansas Territory. Buffalo Bill received the Medal of Honor in 1872 for service to the US... .
Chetola	Ellis County	1886	1907	Townsite is now on private property.
Hunnewell Hunnewell, Kansas Hunnewell is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 67.-History:Hunnewell was named for Boston financier and railway owner H. H. Hunnewell....	Sumner County Sumner County, Kansas Sumner County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county's population was 24,132 for the 2010 census. Its county seat is Wellington. Sumner County is part of the Wichita, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was named in honor of Charles Sumner, a U.S...		1940s	2008 estimated population of 75
Runnymede	Harper County Harper County, Kansas Harper County is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,034. Its county seat and most populous city is Anthony...	1887	1892	Nothing remains of the town.
Freeport Freeport, Kansas Freeport is a city in Harper County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5, making it the smallest incorporated city in the state of Kansas.-Geography:Freeport is located at...	Harper County	1878		2008 estimated population of 7.	Freeport is the smallest incorporated town in Kansas.
Ash Valley	Pawnee County Pawnee County, Kansas Pawnee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,973...	1916	1960s	Old roads and some structures still remain.
Nicodemus Nicodemus, Kansas Nicodemus is a small unincorporated community in Graham County in North Central Kansas, located 2000 ft above sea level in the middle of the Great Plains region of the United States. The community was founded in 1877 and is named for an African American who escaped enslavement...	Graham County Graham County, Kansas Graham County is a county located in northwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,597. Its county seat and most populous city is Hill City...	1877		The town is now part of the Nicodemus National Historical Site and is well-preserved.	It's the only remaining western town founded by African-Americans.
Achilles Achilles, Kansas Achilles is a ghost town in Rawlins County, Kansas, United States. Its heyday began in the 1870s and ended in roughly 1915 when the railroad bypassed Achilles and with more use of the automobile, Achilles declined...	Rawlins County Rawlins County, Kansas Rawlins County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,519. The largest city and county seat is Atwood...	1875	Post office closed in 1951.	Only a cemetery remains.	Achilles was the site of the Battle of Sappa Creek in 1875, it was one of the bloodiest Indian battles fought in northwest Kansas.
Mingo	Thomas County Thomas County, Kansas Thomas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 7,900...	1890s	1940	The townsite still exists about ten miles south of Colby Colby, Kansas Colby is a city in and the county seat of Thomas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,387.-History:... .
Voltaire	Sherman County Sherman County, Kansas Sherman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,010...	1885	1889	Nothing remains of the townsite and is now on private property.
Blufton	Trego County Trego County, Kansas Trego County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,001...			Nothing remains	The site of Blufton is the same as Threshing Machine Canyon which is part of Cedar Bluff State Park Cedar Bluff State Park Cedar Bluff State Park is a state park in Trego County, Kansas, United States. It is located southeast of WaKeeney and southwest of Ellis.The park is divided into two areas, comprising , straddle the beautiful Cedar Bluff Reservoir: Bluffton on the North Shore is the most developed and receives...  which is a part of the Cedar Bluff Reservoir.
Sidney	Ness County Ness County, Kansas Ness County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,107. The largest city and county seat is Ness City. Ness County was named for Corporal Noah V. Ness of the 7th Kansas Cavalry...	1870s	1880s	Only foundations remain.
Amy	Lane County Lane County, Kansas Lane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 1,750. The county seat is Dighton, the only city in the county. Lane County was named after James H. Lane who was a leader of the Jayhawker abolitionist movement and served as one of...	1887	1954	A small community still exists.
Farnsworth	Lane County	1880	1891	Nothing remains.
McAllaster	Logan County Logan County, Kansas Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,756...	1887	1930s	A small population exists and several buildings remain.
Russell Springs Russell Springs, Kansas Russell Springs is a city in Logan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 24.-History:Russell Springs, founded in 1865, was the Eaton stop on the Butterfield Overland Dispatch stage line. The line ran through rough Indian country to connect the gold mines in...	Logan County	1886		2008 estimated population of 28.
Sheridan	Logan County	1868	1870s	Townsite is on private property.
Wallace Wallace, Kansas Wallace is a city in Wallace County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 57.-History:The city began with the establishment of Fort Wallace, ordered built by General William Sherman.-Geography:...	Wallace County Wallace County, Kansas Wallace County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 1,485. It has the second lowest population of any county in Kansas. Greeley County has the lowest. Its county seat is Sharon Springs. It was created in 1868 and named in honor of...	1865		2008 estimated population of 55.
Coronado Coronado, Kansas Coronado, now a siding on the Union Pacific railroad in Wichita County, Kansas, United States, was once a thriving community. Platted in 1885, Coronado was involved in the bloodiest county seat fight in the history of the American West. The shoot-out on February 27, 1887, with boosters—some...	Wichita County Wichita County, Kansas Wichita County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,234...	Incorporated 1885	1889	Nothing remains but some older buildings in Leoti Leoti, Kansas Leoti, pronounced "Lee-oh-TAH", is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,534.- History :...  are from Coronado.
Colokan	Greeley County Greeley County, Kansas Greeley County is a county located in West Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 1,247, which is the lowest in Kansas. Its county seat and largest town is Tribune...	1886	1897	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Lexington	Clark County Clark County, Kansas Clark County is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,215...	1885	1900	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Cash City	Clark County	1885	1895	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Beersheba	Hodgeman County Hodgeman County, Kansas Hodgeman County is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 1,916...	1882	1886	Nothing remains of the townsite.	Beersheba was established as an experimental Jewish agricultural community.
Ingalls Ingalls, Kansas Ingalls is a city in Gray County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 306.-Geography:Ingalls is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 328 people,...	Gray County Gray County, Kansas Gray County is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,006...	1887		2008 estimated population of 299.
Ravanna Ravanna, Kansas Ravanna is an Ghost Town in Finney County, Kansas, United States. Ravanna is east-northeast of Garden City....	Finney County Finney County, Kansas Finney County is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 36,776. Its county seat and most populous city is Garden City...	1882	Post office closed in 1922	Only foundations remain.	Battled with Eminence for county seat County seat A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....  of Garfield County. In 1893, Garfield County was annexed to Finney County and the feud was over.
Eminence	Finney County	1886	Post office closed in 1943.	Nothing remains of the townsite.	Battled with Ravanna for county seat of Garfield County, which ended in 1893 when Garfield County was annexed to Finney County.
Terry	Finney County	1885	1890s	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Hartland	Kearny County Kearny County, Kansas Kearny County is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,977. Its county seat and most populous city is Lakin...	1885	1910s	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Chantilly	Kearny County	1887	1893	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Coolidge Coolidge, Kansas Coolidge is a city in Hamilton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 95.-History:The city of Coolidge was named after Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, the former president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway....	Hamilton County Hamilton County, Kansas Hamilton County is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,690...	1883		2008 estimated population of 86.
Kendall Kendall, Kansas Kendall is an unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Kansas, United States. Kendall is located near U.S. Route 50 and U.S. Route 400 southeast of Syracuse. Kendall has a post office with ZIP code 67857...	Hamilton County	1885		Only a cemetery and some ruins remain of the townsite.
Trail City	Hamilton County	1885	1890s
Ulysses Ulysses, Kansas Ulysses is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,161.-Geography:Ulysses is located at...	Grant County Grant County, Kansas Grant County is a county located in southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 7,829...	1885		The old Ulysses townsite is currently on private property but the "new" Ulysses site has an estimated population of 5,557 as of 2008.	In 1908, Ulysses moved three miles down the road to a new location in an attempt to not pay back bonds that had become due.
Santa Fe	Haskell County Haskell County, Kansas Haskell County is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 4,256...	1886	1918	Nothing remains and a portion of the townsite is on private property.
Fargo Springs	Seward County Seward County, Kansas Seward County is a county of the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 22,952. The largest city and county seat is Liberal...	1885	1910s	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Springfield	Seward County	1885	1890s	Springfield was located at the intersection of U.S. 83 U.S. Route 83 U.S. Route 83 is one of the longest north–south U.S. Highways in the United States, at . Only four other north–south routes are longer: U.S. Routes 1, 41, 59 and 87. The highway's northern terminus is north of Westhope, North Dakota, at the Canadian border, where it continues as...  and U.S. 160 U.S. Route 160 U.S. Route 160 is a 1,465 mile long east–west United States highway in the Midwestern United States. The western terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 89 five miles west of Tuba City, Arizona. The eastern terminus is at U.S...  north of Liberal Liberal, Kansas Liberal is the county seat of Seward County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,525.- History :S.S. Rogers built the first house in what would become Liberal in 1872. Rogers became famous in the region for giving water to weary travelers... .
Palermo	Doniphan County	1855	Post office closed 1904	A small population still remains eight miles southeast of Troy Troy, Kansas Troy is a city in and the county seat of Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,010. Troy is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...  near the Missouri River Missouri River The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great... .
Bendena Bendena, Kansas Bendena is an unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. Its ZIP Code is 66008. It was named for the sweetheart of the first telegraph operator at the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska railroad station....	Doniphan County	1886	1890s	A small community remains along K-20.
Kickapoo City	Leavenworth County Leavenworth County, Kansas Leavenworth County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 76,227. Its county seat and most populous city is Leavenworth...	1854	Post office closed 1920	A small population remains in the area.
Bain City	Leavenworth County	1867	1964	Bain City was annexed to Leavenworth Leavenworth, Kansas Leavenworth is the largest city and county seat of Leavenworth County, in the U.S. state of Kansas and within the Kansas City, Missouri Metropolitan Area. Located in the northeast portion of the state, it is on the west bank of the Missouri River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...  in 1964.
Quindaro	Wyandotte County	1850s	1862	Any remains of Quindaro are now in the city limits of Kansas City Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...  in Quindaro Park.
Six-Mile House	Wyandotte County			Nothing remains of the site.	Six-Mile House was stage stop between Independence Independence, Missouri Independence is the fourth largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri, and is contained within the counties of Jackson and Clay. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area... , Missouri Missouri Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...  and Leavenworth. It was known mainly as a hideout for pro-slavery combatants and a saloon.
Padonia	Brown County	1850s	Post office closed in 1933	Padonia lies among a cluster of houses and farm fields.	Padonia was the site of a bloodless skirmish in the 1850s called the Battle of Padonia.
Ash Point	Nemaha County	1859	1870	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Neuchatel	Nemaha County	1857		The cemetery, church, town hall and schoolhouse have all been restored and well-kept.
Blaine	Pottawatomie County	1880s		St. Columbkillane Catholic Church and former Catholic School still stand at the intersection of K-99 K-99 (Kansas highway) K-99 is a Kansas state highway that runs north–south through the eastern part of the state.K-99 has its northern terminus near Summerfield at the Nebraska state line and its southern end south of Chautauqua where it crosses the Oklahoma border and becomes State Highway 99...  and K-116.
Louisville Louisville, Kansas Louisville is a city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. The population was 209 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Manhattan, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...	Pottawatomie County	1857		2008 estimated population of 207.
Afton	Marshall County	1893		A small cemetery and church mark the townsite.
Bigelow Bigelow, Kansas Bigelow was a town in Marshall County, Kansas. It was located six and a half miles southwest of Frankfort. It was founded in 1881 and named for General Alfred Bigelow. It was known for its limestone quarries and peaked in population in 1910 at 200. The post office closed in 1960 and the town...	Marshall County	1880s	1960s	All that remains is the Antioch Cemetery.	Bigelow was demolished during construction of Tuttle Creek Lake.
Bala	Riley County	1870	Post office closed in 1966	Fort Riley has now expanded into what was Bala.
Monticello	Johnson County Johnson County, Kansas Johnson County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States. The county is largely suburban, being part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, and containing many of its affluent southwestern suburbs. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 544,179. Its county...	1857	Post office closed in 1905	All traces of Monticello have been erased by the city limits of Shawnee Shawnee, Kansas Shawnee is a city located in northwest Johnson County, Kansas, United States and is a western suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 62,209. Shawnee's fur trading and pioneering heritage blends histories of these Kansas Territory townships: Monticello and...  and Lenexa Lenexa, Kansas Lenexa is a city in the central part of Johnson County, located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 48,190. As a satellite city of Kansas City, Kansas, Lenexa is included in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area... .
Paris	Linn County	1854		Nothing remains of the townsite.
Moneka	Linn County	1857	1870s	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Lone Star Lone Star, Kansas Lone Star is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas located 7 miles southwest of Lawrence. Lone Star was firmly established in 1897 but the first settlers arrived in 1854. The area did have a post office established under "Bond" from 1875 until 1899 when the name was changed to...	Douglas County	1870s	Post office closed in 1953	A small population remains just south of Clinton Lake Clinton Lake (Kansas) Clinton Lake is a reservoir on the southwestern edge of Lawrence, Kansas. The lake was created by the construction of the Clinton Dam, and the 35 square miles of land and water is maintained by the U.S...  near Lone Star Lake.	A community existed in the area before Lone Star was organized. A post office was formed in 1875 under Bond, then Gideon. The name Lone Star was chosen in the 1890s.
Potwin Place	Shawnee County	1869	1899	The site is well-preserved off of SW 6th Avenue in Topeka Topeka, Kansas Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...  and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... .	Potwin was annexed to Topeka in 1899.
Auburndale	Shawnee County	1888	1899	Auburndale is currently a neighborhood in Topeka and is commemorated by Auburndale Park.
Willard Willard, Kansas Willard is a city in Shawnee and Wabaunsee counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. The population was 86 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...	Shawnee and Wabaunsee Counties	1860s	1950s	2000 estimated population of 86.
Richland	Shawnee County	1872	1960s	Nothing remains of the townsite except some ruins and the cemetery.	Richland is notable for being the birthplace of Georgia Neese Clark Georgia Neese Clark Georgia Neese Clark Gray was the first woman Treasurer of the United States, serving from 1949 to 1953. No subsequent Treasurer has been a man.-Early life:... , the Treasurer of the United States under President Truman Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...  from 1949-1953.
110 Mile Creek	Osage County	1854	1870s	Nothing remains of the townsite, it is on private property. A Santa Fe Trail marker marks the general location along U.S. 56 U.S. Route 56 U.S. Route 56 is an east–west United States highway that runs for in the Midwestern United States. The highway's eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 71 in Kansas City, Missouri. Its western terminus is at Interstate 25 Business in Springer, New Mexico. Much of it follows the Santa Fe... .
Arvonia	Osage County	1860s		Some old buildings, ruins and a church still stand in the area.
Fostoria Fostoria, Kansas Fostoria is an unincorporated community in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States.Fostoria is east of Olsburg. Fostoria has a post office with ZIP code 66426....	Osage County			Nothing remains of the townsite.
Strawn New Strawn, Kansas New Strawn is a city in Coffey County, Kansas, United States. The population was 425 at the 2000 census.-History:The town of New Strawn came about when John Redmond Reservoir was built, causing the original town of Strawn to be claimed by the Army Corp of Engineers for flood area...	Coffey County Coffey County, Kansas Coffey County is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 8,601...	1870s	1961	"Old" Strawn is now located underneath the John Redmond Reservoir John Redmond Dam and Reservoir John Redmond Reservoir is on the Neosho River 4 miles north of Burlington, Kansas and west of New Strawn, Kansas, in the Osage Prairie region of southeast Kansas...  while New Strawn is located along U.S. 75 U.S. Route 75 U.S. Route 75 is a north–south U.S. Highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Kittson County, Minnesota, at the Canadian border, where it continues as Manitoba Highway 75 on the other side of a closed border crossing. Its southern terminus is at Interstate 30 and Interstate 45 in Dallas,... .
Miller Miller, Kansas Miller is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. The nearest post office to Miller is in Reading. Miller is part of the North Lyon County USD 251 school district....	Lyon County	1886		A small population and some abandoned businesses remain in the area.
Dunlap Dunlap, Kansas Dunlap is a city in Morris County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 30.-History:In 1878, Benjamin "Pap" Singleton chose Dunlap as the site for his second Singleton Colony, a community of freedmen who had migrated from Tennessee, because of land available under...	Morris County			2000 estimated population of 81.
Skiddy	Morris County	1869		A small population remains in the area.
Freedom Colony	Bourbon County Bourbon County, Kansas Bourbon County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 15,173...	1897	early 1900s	Nothing remains of the townsite.	In 1905, most cabins were burned down. Frank Cotton discovered that the boards on his house were soaked with kerosene. Cotton saved his house but the remaining cabins burned to the ground.
Rollin	Neosho County	1890	1921	Nothing remains of the townsite except Delos Johnson's (the town founder) house and a neglected cemetery.
Cato	Crawford County Crawford County, Kansas Crawford County is a county located in southeastern Kansas in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 39,134. Its county seat is Girard, and its most populous city is Pittsburg. The county was named in honor of Samuel J. Crawford, Governor of Kansas...	1858	Post office closed in 1905	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Farlington Farlington, Kansas Farlington is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. Farlington is located near K-7 north of Girard. Farlington has a post office with ZIP code 66734....	Crawford County	1870		A small population remains in the area.	Farlington is located just southwest of Crawford State Park Crawford State Park (Kansas) Crawford State Park is a state park in Crawford County, Kansas, United States, located north of Girard.The park, resides on a lake built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. There are two recorded archaeological sites within the park's boundaries, including remnants of a...  on K-7 K-7 (Kansas highway) K-7 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is mostly a small country highway winding its way through the Osage Questas and Glaciated Regions of eastern Kansas, although a portion of the highway passes through the Kansas City metropolitan area. Significant portions of the highway overlap... .
Croweburg	Crawford County	1907		A small population remains along with some shotgun houses and some building ruins.
Monmouth	Crawford County	1857	Post office closed in 1955	Very little remains of the townsite.
Treece Treece, Kansas Treece is a city in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 138.-History:Treece and neighboring Picher were formed as a result of mining operations in the early 20th century. Treece was a heavy supplier of lead, zinc, and iron ore...	Cherokee County Cherokee County, Kansas Cherokee County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 21,603. Its county seat is Columbus, and its most populous city is Baxter Springs...	early 1900s		2008 estimated population of 139.	Due to years of mining in the area, the land in and around Treece is unstable and contaminated which had led to the citizens wanting the government to buy their land so that they can move.
Le Hunt	Montgomery County Montgomery County, Kansas Montgomery County is a county located in southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 35,471. Its county seat is Independence, and its most populous city is Coffeyville. The Coffeyville Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Montgomery...	1905	late 1910s	Some ruins remain just east of the Elk City Lake Elk City Lake The Elk City Reservoir is a reservoir located east of Elk City, Kansas, the dam that forms the lake was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers... .
Votaw	Montgomery County	1881	1900	Nothing remains of the townsite.	Votaw was an experimental colony founded by African-Americans. After 1900, the population slowly moved elsewhere. The last building burned down in 1915.
Hewins Hewins, Kansas Hewins is a small unincorporated community in Chautauqua County, Kansas, United States. The post office was established April 4, 1906, and closed April 8, 1966. Hewins was named after Edwin M. Hewins, a rancher and member of the Kansas Legislature....	Chautauqua County	1870s	Post office closed in 1966	A small population remains.
Boston	Chautauqua County	1871	1875	Nothing remains of the townsite.	Boston was the county seat of Howard County which was split into Chautauqua and Elk Elk County, Kansas Elk County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,882...  Counties in 1875. Sedan Sedan, Kansas Sedan is the county seat of and the largest city in Chautauqua County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,124.-Geography:Sedan is located at...  became the new county seat of Chautauqua County.
Delaware Springs	Wilson County Wilson County, Kansas Wilson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 9,409...	1869		Nothing remains of the townsite.
Kalida	Woodson County	1869	1883	Currently on property known as the Kalida Farm.
Defiance	Woodson County	1873	1878, the post office closed in 1886	Only a hotel remains that is being used as a residence.
Reece	Greenwood County	1870		A small population still exists.
Smileyberg	Butler County	1904	early 1920s	Some structures still remain.
Rosalia Rosalia, Kansas Rosalia is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States. Rosalia is east of El Dorado. Rosalia has a post office with ZIP code 67132.-Further reading:County...	Butler County	1879		A small population still exists.
Strawberry	Washington County	1861		Nothing remains of the townsite.	A plaque was dedicated in 1990 commemorating Strawberry.
Salem	Jewell County	1871		Nothing remains of the townsite.
Hunter Hunter, Kansas Hunter is a city in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 57.-Geography:Hunter is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 77...	Mitchell County	1915		2008 estimated population of 70.
Asherville Asherville, Kansas Asherville is an unincorporated rural area in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States....	Mitchell County	early 1860s		A small population still exists.
Tipton Tipton, Kansas Tipton is a city in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 210.-Geography:Tipton is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 243...	Mitchell County	1872		2008 estimated population of 226.	Originally named Pittsburg, the name was changed to Tipton in the early 1880s after being bribed by the town company of Pittsburg Pittsburg, Kansas Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, in southeastern Kansas, United States. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and in southeastern Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,233.-History:...  in Crawford County.
Simpson Simpson, Kansas Simpson is a city in Cloud and Mitchell counties in Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 86.-Geography:Simpson is located at...	Mitchell & Cloud County	1871		2008 estimated population of 100.
Lake Sibley	Cloud County	1865	Post office closed in 1876.	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Industry Industry, Kansas Industry is an unincorporated community in Clay and Dickinson counties in the U.S. state of Kansas.-References:...	Dickinson & Clay Counties	1868		A small population remains.
Holland Holland, Kansas Holland is an unincorporated rural area in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States.-External links:...	Dickinson County	unknown	1942	A church, now used as a town hall, is all that remains.
Elmo Elmo, Kansas Elmo is a small unincorporated community in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. The post office was established December 16, 1884, and discontinued May 6, 1966. The well-known Elmo fossil insect bed is southeast of town.-External links:*...	Dickinson County	1866	Post office closed in 1966.	A few buildings and population remain.
Abram	Lincoln County Lincoln County, Kansas Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,241...	1870	1872	Nothing remains of the townsite.	A monument was erected in 1936. Abram was the first Lincoln County Seat.
Carneiro	Ellsworth County			A small population remains just north of Mushroom Rock State Park Mushroom Rock State Park Mushroom Rock State Park, located in the Smoky Hills region of Kansas, is noted for its mushroom rock formations. These rocks were formed through a process of nonuniform erosion and weathering in which a hard mass of Dakota Sandstone resisted erosion while the underlying softer stone weathered... .
Zarah	Barton County		1872	Nothing remains of the townsite.	Was originally a part of Fort Zarah Fort Zarah A fort in Barton County, Kansas, just outside Great Bend, Kansas, that was used from 1864-1869.- Dates of operation :In July 1864, because of frequent Indian attacks in the area, Camp Dunlap was established 2 miles east of present day Great Bend, Kansas, where the Santa Fe Trail crossed the Walnut...  which was abandoned in 1869. The last resident left Zarah in 1875.
Galatia Galatia, Kansas Galatia is a city in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 39.-Geography:Galatia is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 61...	Barton County	1885		2000 estimated population of 61.
Boyd	Barton County	1886	1930s	Some abandoned buildings and ruins remain.
Hitschmann	Barton County			Some old buildings still remain.	All of Hitschmann is currently on private property.
Raymond Raymond, Kansas Raymond is a city in Rice County, Kansas, United States. It is named after Emmons Raymond, former Director of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 79.-History:...	Rice County Rice County, Kansas Rice County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas; it was named in memory of Samuel Allen Rice, Brigadier-General, United States volunteers, killed April 30, 1864, at Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 10,083...	1872		2008 estimated population of 80.
Frederick Frederick, Kansas Frederick is a city in Rice County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 18.-Geography:Frederick is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 11...	Rice County	1878		2008 estimated population of 11.	Frederick is the second-smallest incorporated town in Kansas.
Paradise Paradise, Kansas Paradise is a city in Russell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 49.-History:In 1859, a hunting party explored the area, including a small tributary of the Saline River which led them to a site abundant in water, timber, and bison. One of the hunters,...	Russell County	1889		2008 estimated population of 59.
Yocemento	Ellis County	1906		Some ruins of the old cement company remain as do some abandoned houses and other buildings.
Alexander Alexander, Kansas Alexander is a city in Rush County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 65.-Geography:Alexander is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 75...	Rush County Rush County, Kansas Rush County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,307...	1869		2008 estimated population of 66.
Geuda Springs Geuda Springs, Kansas Geuda Springs is a city in Cowley and Sumner counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 185.-Geography:Geuda Springs is located at...	Sumner County	1857		2008 estimated population of 191.
Bluff City Bluff City, Kansas Bluff City is a city in Harper County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 65.-Geography:Bluff City is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 80...	Harper County	1886		2008 estimated population of 73.	Bluff City was originally founded as a fraud in 1873 to swindle money from the Kansas legislature. The first settlers in the area didn't arrive until 1876.
Camchester	Harper County	late 1880s	Post office moved to Manchester, Oklahoma Manchester, Oklahoma Manchester is a town in Grant County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 104 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Manchester is located at ....  in 1903.	Nothing remains of the townsite.	Originally named Cameron until 1900.
"Old" Clear Water Clearwater, Kansas Clearwater is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,481.-Geography:Clearwater is located just southwest of Wichita, Kansas at...	Sedgwick County	1868	1894	Little remains of old Clear Water but Clearwater has an estimated (as of 2008) population of 2,405.
Marshall	Sedgwick County	1872	1883	Nothing remains of the townsite.	The entire town of Marshall was moved to Cheney Cheney, Kansas Cheney is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,094.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Cheney has a total area of , all of it land.-Area attractions:...  in 1883.
Waterloo	Kingman County			A small population remains as well as some houses and other buildings.
Castleton Castleton, Kansas Castleton is a small community in Reno County, Kansas. The post office was established December 6, 1872, and discontinued June 28, 1957. The post office building was moved to the Barton County Historical Society Museum and Village in Barton County, Kansas, in 1971.-In popular culture:Castleton was...	Reno County	1872	Post office closed in 1957	A few homes and abandoned buildings remain.	Castleton was used as the setting of Sevillinois for the 1952 movie Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie (film) Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie is a 1952 film directed by Henry King. It stars Jean Peters and David Wayne.-Cast:*Jean Peters as Nellie Harper*David Wayne as Ben Halper*Hugh Marlowe as Ed Jordan*Albert Dekker as Lloyd Slocum... .
Lerado	Reno County	1886	1887	An old schoolhouse and abandoned grocery store remain but most of Lerado is now farmland.
Old Kiowa Kiowa, Kansas Kiowa is a city in Barber County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,026.-19th century:Kiowas was the city where anti-saloon advocate Carrie Nation vandalized her first saloon.-Geography:...	Barber County Barber County, Kansas Barber County is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 4,861. Its county seat and most populous city is Medicine Lodge...	1872	1884	Nothing remains of the townsite.	Old Kiowa was abandoned when the railroad was built four miles to the south and a new Kiowa was established.
Lake City Lake City, Kansas Lake City is an unincorporated community in Barber County, Kansas, United States. Lake City is northwest of Medicine Lodge. Lake City has a post office with ZIP code 67071....	Barber County	1873		A small population remains.
Sun City Sun City, Kansas Sun City is a city in Barber County, Kansas, United States, along the Medicine Lodge River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 53.-Geography:Sun City is located at...	Barber County	1871		2008 estimated population of 72.
Comanche City	Comanche County Comanche County, Kansas Comanche County is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 1,891...	1885	1905	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Hopewell Hopewell, Pratt County, Kansas Hopewell is an unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas, United States. It lies at an elevation of 2047 feet ....	Pratt County Pratt County, Kansas Pratt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 9,656. The largest city and county seat is Pratt.-19th century:...	1901	1920s	A small population remains.
Byers Byers, Kansas Byers is a city in Pratt County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 35.-Geography:Byers is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....	Pratt County	1914		2008 estimated population of 49.
Zenith	Stafford County	1886		A small population still remains.
Trousdale Trousdale, Kansas Trousdale is an unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Edwards County, Kansas, United States.-History:It began when a railroad junction was constructed in 1915. It is named for a Newton, Kansas resident who owned land in the vicinity...	Edwards County Edwards County, Kansas Edwards County is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,037...	1916		A small resident population remains.
Devizes	Norton County	1873	1930s	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Kanona	Decatur County Decatur County, Kansas Decatur County is a county located in Northwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,961. Its county seat and most populous city is Oberlin. The county is named in honor of Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr.-History:The county was established...	1880		Some ruins and abandoned buildings remain.	The site of Kanona is currently on private property.
Dresden Dresden, Kansas Dresden is a city in Decatur County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 41.-Geography:Dresden is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 51...	Decatur County	1888		2008 estimated population of 43.
Burntwood City	Rawlins County	1860s		Nothing remains of the townsite.
Blakeman	Rawlins County			Little remains of the townsite.
Ludell Ludell, Kansas Ludell is an unincorporated community in Rawlins County, Kansas, United States. Ludell is northeast of Atwood. Ludell has a post office with ZIP code 67744....	Rawlins County	1884		A small resident population remains along with some ruins and abandoned buildings.
Gem Gem, Kansas Gem is a city in Thomas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 88.-Geography:Gem is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....	Thomas County	1878		2008 estimated population of 87.
Menlo Menlo, Kansas Menlo is a city in Thomas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 61.-Geography:Menlo is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....	Thomas County	1888		2008 estimated population of 52.
Eustis	Sherman County	1885	1887	Nothing remains of the townsite.	The entire was moved in 1887 to Goodland Goodland, Kansas Goodland is a city in and the county seat of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,489.-History:... .
Itasca	Sherman County	1885	1887	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Ogallah Ogallah, Kansas Ogallah is a community in Trego County, Kansas. The post office was established January 27, 1897....	Trego County	1878		A small population remains.
California	Lane County	1879	1880s	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Vega	Wallace County	1880s	Post office closed in 1908	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Pond City	Wallace County	1866		Nothing remains of the townsite.
Pierceville Pierceville, Kansas Pierceville is a small unincorporated community in Finney County, Kansas, United States. Pierceville is located along U.S. Routes 50 and 400 southeast of Garden City. Pierceville had a post office with ZIP code 67868 but it was disestablished April 11, 1992. A few houses, a community building, an...	Finney County	1872		A small population remains along U.S. 50 U.S. Route 50 U.S. Route 50 is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching just over from Ocean City, Maryland on the Atlantic Ocean to West Sacramento, California. Until 1972, when it was replaced by Interstate Highways west of the Sacramento area, it extended to San Francisco, near... .
Englewood Englewood, Kansas Englewood is a city in Clark County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 77.-Geography:Englewood is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 109...	Clark County	1884		2008 estimated population of 95.
Sitka Sitka, Kansas Sitka is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Kansas, United States.Its post office was closed on May 22, 1964.The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe depot, built in 1930, has been moved to Dodge City and is now part of the Boot Hill Museum....	Clark County	1909	Post office closed in 1964	A small population and some abandoned buildings and ruins still remain.
Arkalon	Seward County	1888	Post office closed in 1929	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Woodsdale Woodsdale, Kansas Woodsdale is a ghost town in Stevens County, Kansas, United States. It was involved in a county seat war with Hugoton.-History:Samuel Newitt Wood and I. C. Price developed the town and it was named for Col. Wood. Its post office was established November 11, 1886, and the town incorporated April...	Stevens County	1885	late 1880s	Nothing remains of the townsite.	Battled with Hugoton Hugoton, Kansas Hugoton is a city in and the county seat of Stevens County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,904.-History:...  for county seat of Stevens County.
Voorhees	Stevens County	1887	late 1890s	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Goguac	Stanton County Stanton County, Kansas Stanton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,235...	1889	1890s	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Borders	Stanton County	1887	1888	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Pardee	Atchison County	1855	1888	Nothing remains of the townsite but the Pardee Cemetery.	Named for Pardee Butler Pardee Butler Pardee Butler was a farmer and preacher who arrived in Kansas in 1855 and was involved there in the run-up to the American Civil War... , a farmer and preacher who was sent adrift on a raft in the Missouri River Missouri River The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...  by pro-slavery men.
Port William	Atchison County	1856		Nothing remains of the townsite.
Fort Cavagnial	Leavenworth County	1744	1764	Nothing remains of the old fort.	Cavagnial is an old French fort and trading post. When Lewis and Clark Lewis and Clark Expedition The Lewis and Clark Expedition, or ″Corps of Discovery Expedition" was the first transcontinental expedition to the Pacific Coast by the United States. Commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson and led by two Virginia-born veterans of Indian wars in the Ohio Valley, Meriwether Lewis and William...  came through the area in 1804, they saw no sign of the old fort. The exact location is unknown.
Delaware City	Leavenworth County	1854	1870s	Some ruins and street grades are all that remain.
Springdale	Leavenworth County	1860	1920s	The Kansas City Metro area has grown into the area of Springdale.
Owl City	Jefferson County		1930s	Nothing remains of the site and it is rumored that it is now under the waters of Perry Lake Perry Lake (Kansas) Perry Lake is a US Army Corps of Engineers operated reservoir in northeast Kansas. Its primary purposes are flood control, water reserve for nearby areas and regional recreation. The lake is approximately 11,000 acres and is 891.5 ft at full multi-purpose pool... .	Owl City was mainly a section house on the Leavenworth and Topeka Railroad.
Granada	Nemaha County	1855		Some ruins and abandoned building remain on what used to be Main Street.
Richmond	Nemaha County	1855	1860s	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Guittard Station	Marshall County	1857	1900	Some abandoned buildings remain.	Guittard Station was a major stop for the Pony Express Pony Express The Pony Express was a fast mail service crossing the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the High Sierra from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, from April 3, 1860 to October 1861... .
Marietta	Marshall County	1881	1920s	A small population remains as does some buildings.
Stockdale	Riley County		1957	The townsite is under the waters of the Tuttle Creek Reservoir.
Cleburne	Riley County	1860	1960	Nothing remains of the townsite.	Originally called Big Timber until 1878.
Garrison	Pottawatomie County			Nothing remains of the townsite.
Aubry	Johnson County	1857	1888	Nothing remains but Aubry Township Aubry Township, Johnson County, Kansas Aubry Township is one of seven townships in Johnson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,440.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Aubry Township covers an area of 48.85 square miles ; of this, 48.7 square miles is land and 0.15 square miles Aubry...  is named for the town.	Aubry was located around 192nd Street and Metcalf.
Oxford Oxford, Kansas Oxford is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,049.-Geography:Oxford is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,173...	Johnson County	mid-1850s	1871	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Sunflower Village/Clearview City Clearview City, Kansas Clearview City is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kansas located just two miles south of De Soto, Kansas. Once home of the now defunct Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant. The town was intially used a housing complex built for workers at the Sunflower Army Ammunition plant....	Johnson County	1943	1959	Old residences, streets and other buildings remain in and around Clearview City.	Sunflower Village was established exclusively for the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant The Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant was a smokeless powder and propellant manufacturing facility in northwest Johnson County, Kansas owned by the United States Government and operated under contract, primarily by Hercules Aerospace Company.... , the plant and town remain just off of K-10 south of DeSoto.
Tontzville	Miami County Miami County, Kansas Miami County is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 32,787. Its county seat and most populous city is Paola...	1866	1874	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Stanton	Miami County	1855		Several houses and businesses remain.	William Quantrill William Quantrill William Clarke Quantrill was a Confederate guerrilla leader during the American Civil War. After leading a Confederate bushwhacker unit along the Missouri-Kansas border in the early 1860s, which included the infamous raid and sacking of Lawrence, Kansas in 1863, Quantrill eventually ended up in...  lived in Stanton during the winter of 1859-60.
Hyatt	Anderson County	1856		Nothing remains of the townsite.
Lone Elm Lone Elm, Kansas Lone Elm is a city in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 25.-Geography:Lone Elm is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land....	Anderson County	1869		2008 estimated population of 26.
Ransomville	Franklin County	1878	1914	The Ransom house still stands as does some other houses and buildings.
LeLoup LeLoup, Kansas LeLoup is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kansas, United States located 11 miles northeast of Ottawa and 7 miles southwest of Wellsville.-History:...	Franklin County	1870		A small population remains along with some old buildings and some houses.
Peoria	Franklin County	1857	1880s	A small population remains and Peoria Township Peoria Township, Franklin County, Kansas Peoria Township is a township in Franklin County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 626. Peoria Township has two unincorporated towns: Peoria and Imes.-Geography:...  is named for it.
Stull Stull, Kansas Stull is an unincorporated town in Douglas County, Kansas, United States located 10 miles west of Lawrence and 13 miles east of Topeka.-19th century:...	Douglas County	1857		A couple of churches, some houses and the old schoolhouse remain.	Originally called Deer Creek Community until 1899 when the post office opened, the post office closed in 1903.
Ottumwa	Coffey County	1855		A small population remains on the north edge of the John Redmond Reservoir.
Havana	Osage County	1858	early 1870s	Ruins of the Havana Stage Station and hotel remain and a sign has been posted on the site.	Not to be confused with Havana Havana, Kansas Havana is a city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. The population was 86 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Havana is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....  in Montgomery County.
Superior	Osage County	1859		The site is now part of Superior Game Farms just south of Burlingame Burlingame, Kansas Burlingame is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 934.-History:... .
Kansapolis/Rochester	Shawnee County	1854	late 1850s/early 1860s	Nothing remains of the townsite, only Rochester Cemetery and Rochester Road in North Topeka mark the site.
Wanamaker	Shawnee County	1891	1917	Nothing remains of the townsite however Wanamaker Road, Topeka's main western edge road, bears its name.	After a tornado destroyed the town in 1917, it was not rebuilt.
Wilmington	Wabaunsee County	1856	1872	Nothing remains of the townsite.	The site is currently maintained as a hiking trail by a local chapter of Boy Scouts Boy Scouts of America The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions... .
Alida	Geary County	1858	1967	The site of Alida lies underneath the waters of Milford Lake Milford Lake Milford Lake is the largest man-made lake in Kansas with of water. Over of land resources are managed for quality recreational experiences as well as for protection of the project’s natural and cultural resources... .
Columbia	Lyon County	1855	1857	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Agnes City	Lyon County	1858	early 1860s	Only a small cemetery marks the townsite.	Was the county seat of Lyon County until losing to Americus Americus, Kansas Americus is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 894. It is part of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Americus is located at...  who then lost it to Emporia Emporia, Kansas Emporia is a city in and the county seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 24,916. Emporia lies between Topeka and Wichita at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 with Interstates 335 and 35 on the Kansas Turnpike... .
White Rock	Republic County	1866		Nothing remains of the townsite.	Most of the town lies under the water of the Lovewell Reservoir.
Reamsville	Smith County	1880		A small population remains.	An Old Dutch Mill, built in 1882, was moved to Smith Center Smith Center, Kansas Smith Center is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,665.-Geography:Smith Center is located at...  in 1938.
Harlan	Smith County	1877		A small population remains as well as the ruins of Main Street and a high school gymnasium.	Harlan was home to Gould College which lasted from 1881 until 1891.
Lindsey	Ottawa County	1866	Post office closed in 1942.	Nothing remains of the townsite except an old well.
Lyona Lyona, Kansas Lyona is an unincorporated rural area in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States.-External links:...	Dickinson County	1857	Post office closed in 1888.	Nothing remains of the townsite except for the old Lyona School built in 1870.
Canada Canada, Kansas Canada is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Kansas, United States. It is named for many Canadian immigrants coming to the area.-19th century:...	Marion County	1873		A small population remains.
Boomer City	Saline County	mid-1940s		Boomer City was established as a town to house the construction people working on the Kanapolis Reservoir. When the lake was completed, the town was abandoned.
Mariposa	Saline County	1856	unknown	The town barely got started and was abandoned soon after its founding.
Buchanan	Saline County	1857	late 1850s	The town was surveyed but soon after a local child died after arrived in Buchanan, the town was abandoned.
Kipp Kipp, Kansas Kipp is an unincorporated community on the border between Eureka and Solomon townships in Saline County, Kansas, United States. It lies along Schilling Road southeast of the city of Salina, the county seat of Saline County. The West Branch of Gypsum Creek flows through the community. Its...	Saline County	early 1860s	1960s	A small population remains.
Dry Creek	Saline County	1877	Post office closed in 1887.	An old blacksmith shop still stands but nothing else remains.
Terra Cotta	Ellsworth County	1867	1888	Nothing remains of the townsite.	Ironically, in 1901, a railroad built a depot at Terra Cotta despite nothing being there. It was moved in 1934.
Idavale	Ellsworth County		1893	The Idavale Ranch is located on the Kanapolis Reservoir Legacy Trail, along with Terra Cotta.
Fairport Fairport, Kansas Fairport is an unincorporated community in Paradise Township, Russell County, Kansas, United States.-History:In 1879, Knight & Bradshaw built Fairport Mills, a steam and water-powered flour mill, at a site on the Saline River northwest of Russell, Kansas. A rural post office had opened near the...	Russell County	1880	1940s	A small population remains.
Redwing Redwing, Kansas Redwing is an unincorporated community in central Cheyenne Township, Barton County, Kansas, United States, in the central part of the state]]. Located at , it lies at an elevation of 1811 feet...	Barton County	1890		A small population remains.
Boyd	Barton County	1886		A small population and building ruins remain.
Cain City	Rice County	1881	1889	After the founder, Roger Cain, died, the town was slowly abandoned. Nothing remains of the townsite.
Empire	McPherson County	1855, post office established in 1861	late 1870s	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Hukle	Sedgwick County	1885	1915	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Marshall	Sedgwick County	1872	1880s	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Calista	Kingman County	1880s	1970s	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Meridian	Sumner County	1871	1886	The town never actually existed despite being named the county seat in 1871.
Saratoga	Pratt County	1878	early 1900s	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Drury	Sumner County	1882		A small population remains along with a dam built in 1882.
Zyba	Sumner County	1888	1915	Nothing remains of the townsite, the town was wiped off the map by a tornado.
Belvidere Belvidere, Kansas Belvidere is an unincorporated community located along the Medicine Lodge River in Kiowa County, Kansas, United States.-History:The post office was established April 26, 1890, and discontinued November 23, 1996....	Kiowa County	1887		A small population remains.
Leota	Norton County	1873	1882	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Port Landis	Norton County	1872		Nothing remains of the townsite.
Woodruff Woodruff, Kansas Woodruff is an unincorporated community in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. Its elevation is 2,001 feet , and it is located at ....	Phillips County	1885		A small population remains.
Penokee Penokee, Kansas Penokee is an unincorporated community in Graham County, Kansas, United States, in the Solomon Valley. It was founded by Ben Chadsey and was originally established under the name of Reford in 1888. It grew from the Union Pacific Railroad going through town...	Graham County	1888		A small population remains.	Near Penokee is the site of the Penokee Man, a collection of stones made into the shape of a man. It is unknown who built it or when.
Gandy	Sherman County	1885	1887	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Hawkeye	Decatur County	1876	1880s	Little remains of the townsite.
Coyote	Trego County	January 1868	June 1868	Coyote was the western terminus of the Union Pacific during construction. When the railroad moved on, Coyote was abandoned.
Augustine	Logan County	1887	Post office closed in 1895	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Vega	Wallace County	1887	1890s	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Jerome	Gove County	1886	Post office closed in 1943	Little remains of the townsite.
Sherlock Holcomb, Kansas Holcomb is a city in Finney County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,094.-History:Holcomb is known for the murders of four members of the Herbert W. Clutter family, an incident which formed the basis of the Truman Capote book In Cold Blood.-Geography:Holcomb...	Finney County	1872		In 1910, the people of Sherlock renamed the town Holcomb, which still exists.
Old Montezuma Montezuma, Kansas Montezuma is a city in Gray County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 966.-Geography:Montezuma is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 966...	Gray County	1886	1895	Some ruins remain in the area.	In 1912, the Santa Fe Railroad laid out a new town named Montezuma which continues to thrive.
Hess	Gray County	1887		Nothing remains of the townsite.
Morton City	Hodgeman County	1877	1880s	Some ruins of old stone houses remain.	The townsite is now a part of the Hanna Hereford Ranch.
Ivanhoe	Haskell County	late 1880s	1920s	Nothing remains of the townsite except for a Santa Fe Trail marker and a cemetery.
Dermot	Stevens County	1887	Post office closed in 1929	Nothing remains of the townsite.	The town was short-lived but the post office existed decades longer than the actual town.
Pleasant Plains	Morton County			Nothing remains of the townsite.
Taloga	Morton County	1886	1890s	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Mertilla	Meade County	1885	1893	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Nirwana City	Meade County	1886	1888	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Carthage	Meade County	1885	1885	The town was abandoned when Meade Center won the county seat. Nothing remains but a main street through Meade is named Carthage.
Pearlette	Meade County	1879	1880	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Spring Lake/Artesian City	Meade County	1885	1893	Renamed Artesian City from Spring Lake in 1887, nothing remains of the townsite.
Veteran	Stanton County	1885	1886	The exact location of the first townsite of Veteran is unknown but the second location became Johnson City Johnson City, Kansas Johnson City is a city in and the county seat of Stanton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,495.-Geography:Johnson City is located at...  in 1886.	The town of Veteran was apparently founded by Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...  Veterans.
Annelly Annelly, Kansas Annelly is a ghost town in Richland Township 9 miles southeast of Newton in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. The community was named by Mr Jones, a railroad official of The Wichita, Anthony, and Salt Plains Railroad, for his wife Ann and daughter Ellie...	Harvey County			The main street and an old schoolhouse remain.
Elk Elk, Kansas Elk is a ghost town in Diamond Creek Township, Chase County, Kansas, United States. Founded in the 19th century, it remained into the 1920s. The community is no longer in existence....	Chase County		Post office closed in 1923	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Farmer City Farmer City, Kansas Farmer City was a community in Wichita County, Kansas, United States. It was hoped that it would become the county seat — a compromise between the fighting towns of Leoti and Coronado. Soon after Leoti won the fight, Farmer City and most of Coronado vanished....	Wichita County			Nothing remains of the townsite.
Hail Ridge Hail Ridge, Kansas Hail Ridge is a ghost town in Linn County, Kansas, United States, located nine miles southwest of Mound City and five miles east of Blue Mound....	Linn County		Post office closed in 1888	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Millbrook Millbrook, Kansas Millbrook is a ghost town in Graham County, Kansas, United States.-History:Graham County was organized for administrative purposes on April 1, 1880, with 1500 inhabitants in the county and with the first county seat located at Millbrook. The appointed officers were: Clerk, E. P. McCabe;...	Graham County	1880	1887	The ruins of a schoolhouse remain in the area.
Prairie City Prairie City, Kansas Prairie City was a town site in southeast Douglas County, Kansas near present-day Baldwin City.-History:Prairie City was founded in 1855 by James Lane, Dr. William Graham, I.F. Greene and Salmon S. Prouty after a dispute between Graham and Henry Barricklow of nearby Palmyra. A post office opened...	Douglas County	1857	1883	A cemetery, ruins of an old church and an abandoned stone house are all that remain of the town.
Smoky Hill City Smoky Hill City, Kansas Smoky Hill City is an abandoned ghost town in Ellis County, Kansas, United States. It lies approximately southwest of Hays.-History:The land was bought by Charles K. Holliday of Topeka, and a townsite plat was filed with the county in 1899. Holliday began selling town lots. Some of the first...	Ellis County	1899	1905	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Sibley Sibley, Kansas Sibley was a settlement in Cloud County, Kansas, United States north of Concordia and the Republican River. It was once in the running for the county seat but lost in a 1870 run-off election against Concordia. The area is now abandoned as a town and the land is privately owned and used for farming...	Cloud County			Nothing remains of the townsite.
Thurman Thurman, Kansas Thurman is a ghost town in Chase County, Kansas, United States. Founded in 1874, it experienced a period of decline that concluded in its abandonment in 1944...	Chase County	1874	1944	Little remains of the townsite.
Twin Mound Twin Mound, Kansas Twin Mound was a townsite in western Douglas County, Kansas, United States. It was named for two natural mounds that rise gently from the landscape.-History:...	Douglas County	1857	early 1900s	A small population remains along with an old cemetery, schoolhouse and the natural mounds the town was named for.
Muncie Muncie, Kansas Muncie is a neighborhood in Kansas City, Kansas on the north bank of the Kansas River. Rail lines run through it. On December 8, 1874, the James-Younger Gang are believed to have robbed a Kansas Pacific Railroad there of $30,000....	Wyandotte County			Muncie is now a part of suburban Kansas City.
Stringtown/Woodstock	Jefferson County	1865	Post office closed in 1891	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Zarah	Johnson County	1902		Nothing remains of the townsite.	Zarah might have been located near Shawnee Mission Parkway Shawnee Mission Parkway Shawnee Mission Parkway is a stretch of roadway in Johnson County, Kansas and Jackson County, Missouri . Its western terminus at K-7 in Shawnee, Kansas and its eastern terminus at Ward Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri...  and Woodland Road.
Emerald Community	Anderson County	1857		Nothing remains of the townsite.
Ohio City	Franklin County	1857	1864	Nothing remains of the townsite.	Was the county seat from 1861 until 1864.
Williamsport	Shawnee County	1857		Nothing remains of the townsite.
Camp Whiteside	Geary County		1930s	Nothing remains of the site.
Toledo	Chase County	1860		A cemetery and some farms are all that remain.
Wauneta	Chautauqua County		Post office closed in 1931	A United Methodist Church is located on K-166 east of Cedarvale.
Union Center	Elk County	1868		Nothing remains of the townsite.
Geneva Geneva, Kansas Geneva is an unincorporated community in the northwestern part of Allen County, located in southeast Kansas, in the central United States. Although official populations are not compiled for unincorporated places, the population of the surrounding Geneva Township was 172 in the 2000...	Allen County	1857	Post office closed in 1942.	Little remains of the townsite.
Fact	Clay County	unknown		Little remains of the townsite, a small population remains.
Victor	Mitchell County		1959	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Shipton	Saline County		Post office closed in 1895	Nothing remains of the townsite.	The entire town was auctioned off in 1909.
Black Wolf	Ellsworth County	1879		A grain elevator and some other buildings remain.	Black Wolf is currently on private property.
Shaffer	Rush County	1892		Little remains of the townsite.
Beaver	Barton County	1918		A small population remains.
Wherry	Rice County			Nothing remains of the townsite.	The last building marking the site burned down in 1967.
Saxman Saxman, Kansas Saxman is an unincorporated community in southwestern Wilson Township, Rice County, Kansas, United States. Located along Cow Creek just above its confluence with Jarvis Creek, it lies along local roads southeast of Lyons, the county seat of Rice County....	Rice County			A small population remains.
Roxbury Roxbury, Kansas Roxbury is an unincorporated community about 14.8 miles east of Lindsborg in McPherson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 100 at the 1910 census. The original name for the area was Colfax City but the name was changed to Roxbury on March 4, 1875 due to an act of...	McPherson County	1866		A small population remains.
Ashtabula Colony	McPherson County	1871		Merged with McPherson McPherson, Kansas McPherson is a city in and the county seat of McPherson County, Kansas, United States, in the central part of the state. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 13,155. The city is named after Union General James Birdseye McPherson, a Civil War general... .
Medora	Reno County			Little remains of the townsite, a small population remains.
Bayneville	Sedgwick County	1884		Some houses and ruins remain in the area.
Basil	Kingman County	1892	1930s	Nothing remains of the townsite.	Founded as Gage until 1901.
Elm Mills Elm Mills, Kansas Elm Mills is an unincorporated community in Barber County, Kansas, United States. Elm Mills is south of Sawyer....	Barber County	1879		Nothing remains of the townsite.
Touzalin	Meade County	1884	1885	Nothing remains of the townsite.
Centerview	Edwards County	~1880		Structures still stand, and perhaps one family still lives on the townsite.
Waldo Waldo, Kansas Waldo is a city in Russell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 30.-History:The Union Town Company established the town of Waldo on October 1, 1888, having acquired 280 acres of land on a line of the Union Pacific Railroad. The community grew over the...	Russell County	1911		Structures still stand, and approximately 30 people still live there.
Admire Admire, Kansas Admire is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 156. It is part of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Admire is located at...	Lyon County			2009 estimated population of 166

External links

• Kansas Dead Town List The Kansas Historical Society has a list of the Kansas "Dead Towns" online. These lists are detailed in books available at the Society in Topeka.