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Mayer

Ghost town · Cherokee County, Kansas

Cherokee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500)
Cherokee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mayer is a ghost town in Cherokee County, Kansas. It is one of 10 former communities in Cherokee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 59 Kansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mayer as a historical populated place on the West Mineral 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 37.2701° N, 94.9058° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWest Mineral
Elevation882 ft
Nearest living townWest Mineral, KS
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID483282
Coordinates37.27006, -94.90580

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What's there now

Mayer is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is West Mineral, KS (population 155), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 882 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 Mayer?

Mayer is in Cherokee County, Kansas, at 37.2701, -94.9058.

How many ghost towns are in Cherokee County?

Cherokee County, Kansas has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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