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Ghost town · Trego County, Kansas

Castle Rock NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Castle Rock NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Banner is a ghost town in Trego County, Kansas, recorded as place in Kansas, United States. It is one of 2 former communities in Trego County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 59 Kansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Banner as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.8975° N, 100.1128° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townCollyer, KS
Distance to it9.7 miles
Coordinates38.89750, -100.11278

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What's there now

Banner is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Collyer, KS (population 87), about 9.7 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Banner?

Banner is in Trego County, Kansas, at 38.8975, -100.1128.

How many ghost towns are in Trego County?

Trego County, Kansas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.