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Lund

Ghost town · Decatur County, Kansas

Selden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Selden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lund is a ghost town in Decatur County, Kansas, recorded as place in Kansas, United States. It is the only former community in Decatur County recorded on the federal names register, out of 127 across Kansas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lund 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 39.6697° N, 100.6097° W.

Key facts

Elevation2,806 ft
Nearest living townSelden, KS
Distance to it9.1 miles
Coordinates39.66972, -100.60972

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What's there now

Lund is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Selden, KS (population 287), about 9.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,806 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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