Ghost Towns in Kansas

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263 ghost towns

2% sit on public land · 10 with a free-licensed photo

31259
  • Other federal 3
  • Military, DOE 1
  • Private or unlisted 259
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the most common landscape type among Kansas's ghost towns.

The largest share, 259 of 263, sits on land missing from the public lands database, which usually means private property: look from the road unless the owner says otherwise. Each town page has the land manager, monthly weather and the nearest open town.

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  • Other federal 3
  • Military, DOE 1
  • Private or unlisted 259

Each dot is a ghost town, colored by who manages the land at its location. Labels mark the most searched. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

Most searched in Kansas

Ghost towns near Wichita

All 263 by county

Allen County 2

Anderson County 1

Atchison County 2

Butler County 3

Chase County 3

Cherokee County 1

Clark County 1

Clay County 2

Cloud County 3

Cowley County 2

Decatur County 8

Doniphan County 1

Douglas County 9

Elk County 3

Ellis County 3

Ellsworth County 1

Finney County 2

Franklin County 11

Geary County 2

Gove County 3

Graham County 11

Greeley County 1

Greenwood County 4

Harper County 2

Harvey County 1

Haskell County 1

Jewell County 3

Kingman County 2

Labette County 1

Leavenworth County 1

Lincoln County 18

Linn County 5

Logan County 2

Marion County 3

Marshall County 2

Mitchell County 8

Montgomery County 1

Morris County 1

Neosho County 1

Ness County 1

Norton County 11

Osage County 1

Osborne County 14

Ottawa County 1

Phillips County 11

Pratt County 1

Rawlins County 11

Reno County 1

Republic County 1

Rice County 2

Rooks County 20

Rush County 13

Russell County 12

Scott County 1

Seward County 1

Shawnee County 1

Sheridan County 10

Smith County 4

Stevens County 1

Sumner County 1

Thomas County 5

Trego County 3

Wabaunsee County 1

Washington County 1

Wichita County 2

Wyandotte County 1

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