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Delaware City

Ghost town · Leavenworth County, Kansas

Wolcott quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:24,000)
Wolcott quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Delaware City is a ghost town in Leavenworth County, Kansas. It is the only former community in Leavenworth County recorded on the federal names register, out of 127 across Kansas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Delaware City 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 39.2292° N, 94.8503° W.

Key facts

Elevation796 ft
Nearest living townLansing, KS
Distance to it2.6 miles
Coordinates39.22917, -94.85028

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What's there now

Delaware City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lansing, KS (population 11,229), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 796 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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