Paris

Ghost town · Lincoln County, Kansas

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

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Paris 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 39.2083° N, 98.2086° W.

Key facts

Elevation	1,441 ft
Nearest living town	Barnard, KS
Distance to it	8.9 miles
Coordinates	39.20833, -98.20861

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What's there now

Paris is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Barnard, KS (population 84), about 8.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,441 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Coursens Grove
ghost town · Mitchell County · 13.7 mi
Cheyenne Gap
ghost town · Osborne County · 23.6 mi
Oneonta
ghost town · Cloud County · 35.1 mi
Sibley
ghost town · Cloud County · 39.1 mi
Phillips Village
ghost town · Saline County · 41.4 mi
Frantz
ghost town · Ellsworth County · 45.5 mi
Laton
ghost town · Rooks County · 46.8 mi
White Rock
ghost town · Republic County · 49.1 mi

Sources and licences

Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.