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Webster

Ghost town · Rooks County, Kansas

Webster Dam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Webster Dam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Webster is a ghost town in Rooks County, Kansas. It is one of 2 former communities in Rooks County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 59 Kansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Webster as a historical populated place on the Webster Dam 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 39.4017° N, 99.4359° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWebster Dam
Elevation1,877 ft
Nearest living townStockton, KS
Distance to it8.7 miles
GNIS feature ID484592
Coordinates39.40168, -99.43594

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What's there now

Webster is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stockton, KS (population 1,521), about 8.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,877 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Webster?

Webster is in Rooks County, Kansas, at 39.4017, -99.4359.

How many ghost towns are in Rooks County?

Rooks County, Kansas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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