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Irving

Ghost town · Marshall County, Kansas

Blue Rapids NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Blue Rapids NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Irving is a ghost town in Marshall County, Kansas. It is one of 2 former communities in Marshall County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 59 Kansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Irving 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 39.6389° N, 96.5975° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,143 ft
Nearest living townBlue Rapids, KS
Distance to it4.3 miles
Coordinates39.63890, -96.59750

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What's there now

Irving is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Blue Rapids, KS (population 918), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,143 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

The stone marker marking the townsite of Irving, Kansas which was abandoned and torn down during construction of Tuttle Creek Lake.
The stone marker marking the townsite of Irving, Kansas which was abandoned and torn down during construction of Tuttle Creek Lake. · Bhall87 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Irving?

Irving is in Marshall County, Kansas, at 39.6389, -96.5975.

How many ghost towns are in Marshall County?

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

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