Lund, Kansas

Ghost town in Decatur County, Kansas
Ghost town in Kansas, United States
39°40′11″N 100°36′35″W / 39.66972°N 100.60972°W / 39.66972; -100.60972[1]CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyDecaturTownshipSummitElevation2,808 ft (856 m)Population
 • Total0Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code785GNIS ID481934 [1]

Lund is a ghost town in Summit Township of Decatur County, Kansas, United States.[1] It was located 12 miles south and 4 miles west of Oberlin.

History

Lund was issued a post office in 1892. The post office was discontinued in 1907 when it was moved to Dresden (10 miles southeast of Lund).[2] Lund was not named on the 1910 census but was part of Summit Township, population 24.

A church and cemetery are all that remains of this former community.

Frank and Pearl (Hill) Bacon home in Lund, 1908–1910

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Lund, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-01-05.[permanent dead link]

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External links

  • Decatur County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
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