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Prairie City

Ghost town · Douglas County, Kansas

Baldwin City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000)
Baldwin City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Prairie City is a ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas. It is one of 4 former communities in Douglas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 59 Kansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Prairie 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 38.7603° N, 95.2133° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townBaldwin City, KS
Distance to it1.8 miles
Coordinates38.76029, -95.21331

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What's there now

Prairie City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Baldwin City, KS (population 4,881), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

A more recent view of the Prairie City, KS townsite. This view looks west down North 200 across the Midland Railway railroad tracks from the intersection with E
A more recent view of the Prairie City, KS townsite. This view looks west down North 200 across the Midland Railway railroad tracks from the intersection with E · Bhall87 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Prairie City?

Prairie City is in Douglas County, Kansas, at 38.7603, -95.2133.

How many ghost towns are in Douglas County?

Douglas County, Kansas has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.