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Richland

Ghost town · Shawnee County, Kansas

Richland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000)
Richland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Richland 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 38.8836° N, 95.5397° W.

Key facts

Elevation934 ft
Nearest living townOverbrook, KS
Distance to it7.3 miles
Coordinates38.88361, -95.53972

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What's there now

Richland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Overbrook, KS (population 1,015), about 7.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 934 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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