Kansas Ghost Towns

Kansas has more ghost towns per square mile than almost any other state in the nation. The cattle drive era built dozens of wild cow towns along the rail lines, and the homestead boom filled the prairies with farming communities that the drought and the Dust Bowl then emptied. From the legendary cattle towns of the Santa Fe Trail corridor to the forgotten homestead communities of the western plains, Kansas is a ghost town explorer’s dream destination.

Ghost Towns of Kansas on Amazon

Looking to explore Kansas’s ghost towns in more depth? The Ghost Towns of Kansas series by Jason Smith spans 5 volumes covering hundreds of the state’s abandoned communities.

Browse the Kansas Series on Amazon

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