Abandoned Record
About Strawberry
Strawberry is a ghost town in Washington County, Kansas, United States. It was first settled in the spring of 1861 and was named after the wild strawberries growing in the area.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Strawberry, 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 Strawberry is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Strawberry
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.
- 1893 Washington sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Manhattan sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Manhattan sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Manhattan sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Brantford sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Concordia 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 Strawberry
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kansas index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Strawberry, Kansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q65073339.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).