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Carbon

Ghost town · Jackson County, Kansas

Arrington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000)
Arrington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Carbon is a ghost town in Jackson County, Kansas. It is the only former community in Jackson County recorded on the federal names register, out of 127 across Kansas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carbon as a historical populated place on the Arrington topographic quadrangle: 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 39.4769° N, 95.5983° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleArrington
Elevation950 ft
Nearest living townDenison, KS
Distance to it6 miles
GNIS feature ID1853967
Coordinates39.47694, -95.59831

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What's there now

Carbon is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Denison, KS (population 159), about 6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 950 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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