Author: Jason Smith - Page 161 - United States Ghost Towns

Farmer City, Kansas Ghost Town

Neutral ground during Kansas’ fierce county seat wars, Farmer City rose and fell as frontier dreams crumbled into prairie dust.

A former coal mining boomtown, Farlington’s haunting remains tell tales of Swedish immigrants and railroad glory beside a pristine lake.

Witness the haunting remains of Fargo Springs, a pioneering Kansas settlement that vanished after losing its county seat status in 1888.

Discover how a hand-dug tunnel and oil rush transformed this Kansas mill town into haunting ruins along the Saline River.

Abandoned since 1903, the Kansas ghost town of Ashton beckons visitors with crumbling stone ruins and mysterious pioneer graves.

Uncover the violent tale of Eustis, Kansas, where a once-thriving railroad town mysteriously vanished into the prairie.

Near the Texas Trail, a once-bustling Kansas town of 5,000 souls now stands frozen in time, its empty buildings whispering secrets.

Mining boomtown Empire City vanished into modern Galena, but its lawless Red Hot Street and prosperous past still whisper tales untold.

A booming Kansas mining town of 35,000 vanished without a trace, leaving only whispers of Wild West lawlessness and lost fortunes.

Haunting ruins of Eminence, Kansas reveal a tale of voter fraud, armed showdowns, and Bat Masterson’s involvement in 1887.