Elmira
State: Kansas
County: Chase County
Founded: 1857
Abandoned: 1880s
Elmira was an early Kansas settlement in the Flint Hills that lost out when the railroad chose a different route. Like many Kansas ghost towns, it simply emptied when the railroad bypassed it. Stone foundations remain on private land.
Quick Facts
- Typical Kansas 'railroad bypass' ghost town
- Flint Hills region has many similar ghost towns
- Stone construction common in area
- Never received rail service
Location
Address: Chase County, Kansas
Coordinates: 38.4056, -96.5894