Before It Vanishes

Radium has probably one of the most ill-advised names for a town ever.  Apparently radium is not uncommon in central Kansas as a resident o...

When I was a kid I'd scan my map of Kansas for hours and I always thought Zook was a funny name.  As it turns out, my first-ever visit ...

Fellsburg, KS.  Virtually no information for this place exists on the internet, so I have no idea of its history or even the population.  W...

Although dying, Trousdale was a pleasant enough place.  I can't explain why.  The town prospered from the Anthony and Northern railroad...

Hopewell is a thoroughly-dead place.  Known for a brief time as Fravel, it once had a blacksmith, general store, lumberyard, hardware store...

Byers, KS.  With a population of 35 (fifty percent of whom are 45 or older) this place isn't long before it's completely dead.  Unf...

Turon, KS.  Population 387.  Another town in decline, it lost 11% of its population since 2000. Turon, USA.  Not to be confused, I su...