Abandoned Record
About Plum Grove
Plum Grove is a ghost town in Butler County, Kansas, United States. It was located in a rural area north of modern-day Potwin.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Plum Grove, 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 Plum Grove is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Plum Grove
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.
- 1889 Wichita sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1894 Wichita sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Wichita sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Wichita sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Potwin sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Wichita sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Wichita 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 Plum Grove
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kansas index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Plum Grove, Kansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q55630141.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).