"Quiet" Towns
of
Butler, Chase and Morris Counties, Kansas
A "Quiet" town is defined as one which has lost a large portion
of its former population due to changes in economic conditions,
or been subjected to natural disasters. It becomes "Quiet" when the
schools are closed.
They are often called "Ghost towns", which in Kansas, is not
correct since people still do live there,
unlike many ghost mining towns of the
West which have been totally abandoned.
Bazaar, Chase County
Bazaar, Kansas
Cassoday, Butler County
The Cassoday Cafe
a favorite of bikers for Sunday breakfast
Cedar Point, Chase County
abandoned mill on the Cottonwood River at Cedar Point
Clements, Chase County
old stone arch bridge (1886)
Dunlap, Morris County
former Baptist church
(attended by the Black Exodusters who moved to the community after the Civil
War)
Elmdale, Chase County
the former bank in Elmdale
Old-timers still remember when
well-kept houses dotted this tiny community’s tree-lined streets, and it only
was a few moments’ walk to the bank, hardware store or one of two grocery
stores. But two sizable floods and several smaller ones have rippled through
Elmdale in the past 50 years, damaging once-stately homes, closing businesses
and sweeping many of its residents out of town.
Only about 50 people still live inside the city limits and, according to U.S.
Census figures, the still incorporated Flint Hills ranching town is the third
most declining place in Kansas, losing about 40 percent of its population in the
past 10 years.
Matfield Green, Chase County
abandoned school in Matfield Green
Saffordville, Chase County
Saffordville school, closed because of declining student population
Chase County, Kansas
