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Kansas

Ghost town · Bartholomew County, Indiana

Franklin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500)
Franklin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kansas is a ghost town in Bartholomew County, Indiana. It is the only former community in Bartholomew County recorded on the federal names register, out of 91 across Indiana.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kansas as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.3314° N, 86.0325° W.

Key facts

Elevation694 ft
Nearest living townPleasant View Village, IN
Distance to it3 miles
Coordinates39.33144, -86.03249

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What's there now

Kansas is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pleasant View Village, IN (population 741), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 694 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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