In Kansas, many small towns have been lost due to increased technology in agriculture. Though it lost that honor more than 150 years ago, the town still survives, with a population of over 600, as a “suburb” of Lawrence, Kansas.Ĭauses for places becoming ghost towns can be caused by transportation, such as losing a major highway or a railroad the loss of primary industry, such as mining or military natural causes, such as tornadoes or floods economic depressions, and larger nearby cities that draw people away from smaller towns. For example, this might be said of Lecompton, Kansas, first established as the Kansas capitol. In a few cases, some of these towns have grown recently but are still considered “ghosts” because their reason for existing in the first place no longer exists. Some sites are entirely abandoned, while others still have people living in them. If the community has lost its commercial or population center and has faded dramatically from its peak, it may be considered a ghost town. Rustic Barn near Huron, Kansas, by Kathy Alexander.Ī ghost town is a historical town or settlement that leaves evidence of a town’s previous glory.
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