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Oscar

Ghost town · Clay County, Kansas

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

Oscar is a ghost town in Clay County, Kansas. It is one of 2 former communities in Clay County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 59 Kansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oscar as a historical populated place on the Linn SW 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 39.5175° N, 97.1275° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLinn SW
Elevation1,324 ft
Nearest living townMorganville, KS
Distance to it5.4 miles
GNIS feature ID483393
Coordinates39.51750, -97.12752

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What's there now

Oscar is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Morganville, KS (population 170), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,324 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 Oscar?

Oscar is in Clay County, Kansas, at 39.5175, -97.1275.

How many ghost towns are in Clay County?

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

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