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Mortimer

Ghost town · Labette County, Kansas

Parsons quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500)
Parsons quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mortimer 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 37.3242° N, 95.4864° W.

Key facts

Elevation897 ft
Nearest living townDennis, KS
Distance to it4.9 miles
Coordinates37.32417, -95.48639

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What's there now

Mortimer is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dennis, KS (population 195), about 4.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 897 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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