Lund, Kansas
Lund is a ghost town in Summit Township of Decatur County, Kansas, United States.[1] It was located 12 miles south and 4 miles west of Oberlin.
Lund, Kansas | |
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 Lund Store, 1910 | |
  Lund  Lund | |
| Coordinates: 39°40′11″N 100°36′35″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Decatur |
| Township | Summit |
| Elevation | 2,808 ft (856 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 785 |
| GNIS ID | 481934 [1] |
History
Lund was issued a post office in 1892. The post office was discontinued in 1907 when it was moved to Dresden (10 miles southeast of Lund).[2] Lund was not named on the 1910 census but was part of Summit Township, population 24.
A church and cemetery are all that remains of this former community.
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Frank and Pearl (Hill) Bacon home in Lund, 1908–1910
References
- "Lund, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
Further reading
External links
Municipalities and communities of Decatur County, Kansas, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Map of Kansas highlighting Decatur County | |
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
| Townships | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |
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