Pardee Ghost Town

Atchison County, Kansas39.4853, -95.2878

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
9.7 miAtchison, KS
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
8.4 miMount Pleasant
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Pardee. No free-licensed photo yet.

Pardee is a former settlement in Atchison County, Kansas, listed among the ghost towns of Kansas.

On the map

20 mi40 miLeavenworthLansingAtchisonTonganoxieHoltonHiawathaWestonPardee
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  • Private or unlisted

Star: Pardee. 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 Atchison, KS, about 9.7 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is St. Joseph, MO, 31 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Mount Pleasant8.4 mi east
  2. Geary19 mi northeast
  3. Sparta27 mi northeast
  4. Delaware City29 mi southeast
  5. Weaver38 mi south
  6. Franklin39 mi south
  7. Napier39 mi north
  8. Belvoir40 mi south

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°3618Jan4223Feb5432Mar6543Apr7455May8465Jun8869Jul8666Aug7958Sep6746Oct5233Nov4023DecJan: 0.9 inFeb: 1.2 inMar: 1.9 inApr: 3.4 inMay: 5.3 inJun: 4.9 inJul: 5.2 inAug: 3.8 inSep: 3.5 inOct: 3.1 inNov: 1.8 inDec: 1.4 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Atchison. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from December to March.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Atchison station (USC00140405), 11 miles away. About 36.4 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationAtchison County, Kansas
Coordinates39.48528, -95.28778
SourcesWikidata Q20709833 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Pardee ghost town?

In Atchison County, Kansas, at 39.4853, -95.2878. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Atchison, KS, about 9.7 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is St. Joseph, MO, 31 miles away.

Can you visit Pardee?

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 Pardee?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Atchison. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from December to March.

Are there other ghost towns near Pardee?

Yes. Mount Pleasant (8.4 mi), Geary (19 mi), Sparta (27 mi), Delaware City (29 mi).

More ghost towns in Kansas

All 263 ghost towns in Kansas · Ghost towns near Kansas City