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Dutch Hollow

Ghost town · Cherokee County, Kansas

Cherokee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500)
Cherokee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dutch Hollow is a ghost town in Cherokee County, Kansas. It is one of 10 former communities in Cherokee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 59 Kansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dutch Hollow as a historical populated place on the Cherokee topographic quadrangle: 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 37.3162° N, 94.7794° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCherokee
Elevation915 ft
Nearest living townWeir, KS
Distance to it0.5 miles
GNIS feature ID483288
Coordinates37.31617, -94.77940

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What's there now

Dutch Hollow is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Weir, KS (population 910), about 0.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 915 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Dutch Hollow?

Dutch Hollow is in Cherokee County, Kansas, at 37.3162, -94.7794.

How many ghost towns are in Cherokee County?

Cherokee County, Kansas has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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