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Le Hunt

Ghost town · Montgomery County, Kansas

Table Mound quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Table Mound quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Le Hunt is a ghost town in Montgomery County, Kansas. It is one of 2 former communities in Montgomery County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 59 Kansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Le Hunt 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 37.2692° N, 95.7519° W.

Key facts

Elevation801 ft
Nearest living townIndependence, KS
Distance to it3.3 miles
Coordinates37.26923, -95.75192

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What's there now

Le Hunt is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Independence, KS (population 8,469), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 801 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Le Hunt?

Le Hunt is in Montgomery County, Kansas, at 37.2692, -95.7519.

How many ghost towns are in Montgomery County?

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

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