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Strawberry

Ghost town · Washington County, Kansas

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

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Strawberry 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 39.7119° N, 97.2553° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,365 ft
Nearest living townPalmer, KS
Distance to it8.2 miles
Coordinates39.71195, -97.25531

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What's there now

Strawberry is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Palmer, KS (population 138), about 8.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,365 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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