Kansas, is a state grounded in history and agriculture - and earning it several nicknames from "The Wheat State" - "The Sunflower State"-"The Free State"
From the Dustbowl in western Kansas to the Santa Fe Trail - Kansas still preserves some of the best Midwest Ghost Towns - here are the Top 5 Ghost Towns in Kansas.
All pictures and videos were taken from the public domain - and any pictures that were from a creative license with attribution are given below with links.
The first one I want to thank and give attribution to is Michael Fienen. He took the shots of Le Hunt - and they are some extraordinary shots of the ghost town and cement plant. You can find his pictures on Flickr - and you can check out more of Le Hunt - at flickr.com/photos/fienen/4989142958/in/album-72157624827780195/
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Diamind Springs
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Elmdale map
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Dunlap Kansas
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Map of Bushong Kansas
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Bushong store
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Map of Le Hunt
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Map of Diamond Springs
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Dunlap cemetery
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Dunlap School
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Exodusters
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I use music licensed through Epidemic Sound - the song used in this video was "West of the Soul" by River Foxcroft.
Kansas is an extraordinary state for Ghost Towns - not every Ghost Town on this particular video was a "population zero" ghost town - and really unincorporated towns - and past ghost towns that now have inhabitants living in them again (like Cerro Gordo) would be an interesting discussion and topic! Meanwhile - the towns that are presented in this video make up a small number of other ghost towns across the state - the history is rich. What Ghost Towns are you familiar with in Kansas? Would love to dig further in this state!
Detroit and several others along Old Highway 40 through Dickinson and Geary counties. Some nominally inhabited. Usually an old schoolhouse, or a grain elevator, and a few houses.
@@beckycook4569 I have plans to get some video footage - Kansas is one of those states that I get spoiled watching my friend John (Wise Guy) with his videos. Thank you for commenting.
Trivia: Tom Mix (who was a film actor and star of early Western movies) served as Le Hunt's town marshal before he became famous. Mix has a very interesting story himself. Also, Le Hunt was less than 10 miles from the real Little House on the Prairie near Independence, Kansas. It's possible that when Le Hunt was founded in 1905, the Ingalls' original log cabin may have still been standing.
fascinating stuff!
Great series. When I was a young man I used to spend my weekends driving around Iowa (primarily northeastern Iowa near Dubuque) exploring the small towns. To me it was heaven on earth doing a summer drive with my top down seeing all these fascinating sights.
Pretty country up by Dubuque...rolling hills. Mississippi River lands...not to mention "The Field of Dreams" nearby. That whole area around Dubuque and stretching east towards Galena, Illinois has a fasinating history with lead mining. Thanks for dropping by and commenting.
Hey, thanks for the hook up on the credit for my photos at LeHunt. Always cool seeing that stuff end up in different places.
Absolutely! Your pics were incredible! Appreciate what you do! Be safe out there!
Nice job! I just filmed some video in Elmdale a couple weeks ago. The other 4 are all on my list to visit someday!
Ahhh! I meant to reach out to you before posting, just to check on a few...I didn't want to leave Elmdale off this list just because they aren't zero population. They have a heartbreak history with the floods! I'll keep my eyes peeled for the video. How was your time there?
@@midwestghosttown It was a good visit! Part of a longer video about Chase County. Definitely a worthwhile place to stop!
Great video!
Thanks! Appreciate it - plus taking time for coffee!
You should do a video on Nicodemus, Kansas.
For some reason I thought I had Nicodemus on this list...and you are right! I feel it deserves both a video and podcast done on it...I'm putting it down on content calendar for February. Thank you for reaching out on this one Alan!
Do Missouri ghost towns
Thank you...I started the research and was side tracked...but will put Missouri higher on the list to work on!
@@midwestghosttown awesome I subbed
Dunlap was a great story.
The history of that town...I didn't do it justice. Great excuse to travel to Kansas! The black baptist church which is so iconic in many photographs is no longer standing...time stops for no one..What a reminder of our own mortality. Thanks for commenting - appreciate it.
All ghost towns in the east .
Thank you Jim. I went back over it and you called it! I was focusing more on storyline and missed some western representation. I owe Western Kansas a couple of videos. Appreciate the observation.