Abandoned Record
About Park
Park is a city in Gove County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 112.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Park, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Park is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Park
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1954 Goodland sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Goodland sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Goodland sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Park sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Oakley sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Park
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kansas index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Park": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Park, Kansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q2901291.
- USGS GNIS 471348.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).