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Pansy

Ghost town · Osage County, Kansas

Vassar quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Vassar quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pansy 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 38.7389° N, 95.5236° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townOverbrook, KS
Distance to it3.3 miles
Coordinates38.73889, -95.52361

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What's there now

Pansy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Overbrook, KS (population 1,015), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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