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Paris

Ghost town · Linn County, Kansas

Mound City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000)
Mound City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Paris is a ghost town in Linn County, Kansas. It is one of 5 former communities in Linn County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 59 Kansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Paris 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 38.2325° N, 94.7947° W.

Key facts

Elevation922 ft
Nearest living townPleasanton, KS
Distance to it6.1 miles
Coordinates38.23250, -94.79472

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What's there now

Paris is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pleasanton, KS (population 1,434), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 922 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 Paris?

Paris is in Linn County, Kansas, at 38.2325, -94.7947.

How many ghost towns are in Linn County?

Linn County, Kansas has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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