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Treece

Ghost town · Cherokee County, Kansas

Columbus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Columbus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Treece is a ghost town in Cherokee County, Kansas. It is one of 10 former communities in Cherokee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 59 Kansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

At its height the population reached about 138.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Treece as a historical populated place on the Neutral 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 37.0009° N, 94.8433° W.

Key facts

Peak population138
Last recorded population138
USGS quadrangleNeutral
Nearest living townCommerce, OK
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID469375
Coordinates37.00090, -94.84328

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What's there now

Treece is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Commerce, OK (population 2,259), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Treece?

Treece is in Cherokee County, Kansas, at 37.0009, -94.8433.

How many ghost towns are in Cherokee County?

Cherokee County, Kansas has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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