Cave Springs Ghost Town

Elk County, Kansas37.5333, -96.1225

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
16 miFredonia, KS
Mild months
Mar–Nov7 of 12
Next ghost town
4.7 miFiat
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Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Cave Springs. No free-licensed photo yet.

Cave Springs is a former settlement in Elk County, Kansas, listed among the ghost towns of Kansas.

On the map

20 mi40 miChanuteCoffeyvilleIndependenceEurekaNeodeshaCherryvaleFredoniaCave Springs
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Cave Springs. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Fredonia, KS, about 16 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Wichita, KS, 68 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Fiat4.7 mi west
  2. Upola11 mi southeast
  3. Utopia26 mi north
  4. Le Hunt27 mi southeast
  5. Wingate32 mi west
  6. Lapland35 mi northwest
  7. Thrall35 mi north
  8. Mortimer38 mi east

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°4420Jan4823Feb5932Mar6842Apr7654May8563Jun9068Jul9065Aug8256Sep7144Oct5732Nov4623DecJan: 1.0 inFeb: 1.7 inMar: 2.8 inApr: 3.6 inMay: 5.1 inJun: 5.7 inJul: 4.0 inAug: 3.6 inSep: 3.5 inOct: 3.5 inNov: 2.2 inDec: 1.8 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run March to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Howard. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from December to January.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Howard station (USC00143822), 9.4 miles away. About 38.5 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationElk County, Kansas
Coordinates37.53330, -96.12250
Also known asCave Springs, KS, Cave Springs, Kansas
SourcesWikidata Q17182861 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Cave Springs ghost town?

In Elk County, Kansas, at 37.5333, -96.1225. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Fredonia, KS, about 16 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Wichita, KS, 68 miles away.

Can you visit Cave Springs?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Cave Springs?

Mild months here run March to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Howard. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from December to January.

Are there other ghost towns near Cave Springs?

Yes. Fiat (4.7 mi), Upola (11 mi), Utopia (26 mi), Le Hunt (27 mi).

More ghost towns in Kansas

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