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64 dossiers57 claims32 legends20 alleged entities6 ghost townsheaviest files, ranked →

The record for Kansas opens with Stull Cemetery, Mine Creek battlefield and Strataca — the deepest files in the jurisdiction. The most-filed claim types here are Apparition (24 dossiers), Named Ghost Legend (15) and Reported Anomalies (3). Of its 64 sites, 30 are listed as open to the public — confirm access before visiting. The oldest dated entry is Uniontown near Willard, established 1848.

Localities:Lawrence6 Topeka4 Hutchinson3 Wabaunsee3 Pleasanton2 Dodge City2 Coffeyville2 Leavenworth2 Atchison2 Kansas City2 Fort Riley2

Counties:Shawnee Co. 5 Douglas Co. 5 Wabaunsee Co. 3 Wyandotte Co. 2

By filing type:Historic sites17 Sites10 Towns5 Ghost towns5 Cemeteries3 Museums3 Naturals3

By phenomenon:apparitions24 named ghost legends15 reported anomalies3

Stull Cemetery

Tiny churchyard branded a "gateway to hell" by internet folklore.

4 claims · 1 legend→

Mine Creek battlefield

Pleasanton, Kansas

October 25, 1864—the cavalry charge that broke Price.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Strataca

Hutchinson, Kansas

The salt mine 650 feet down—where the underground museum sits.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Council Grove

Council Grove, Kansas

The last stop before the Santa Fe Trail—where the treaty oak stood.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Theorosa’s Bridge

Valley Center, Kansas

Bridge associated with documented cultural history.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Osawatomie

Osawatomie, Kansas

August 30, 1856—where John Brown made his stand.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Pottawatomie massacre site

May 24-25, 1856—the creek where Brown’s men killed five.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Marais des Cygnes massacre site

Pleasanton, Kansas

May 19, 1858—the ravine where the prisoners were shot.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Baxter Springs massacre site

Baxter Springs, Kansas

October 6, 1863—Quantrill’s men murdered the escort.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Lawrence massacre site

Lawrence, Kansas

August 21, 1863—Quantrill burned the town and killed 150+.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Dodge City

Dodge City, Kansas

The "Wickedest Little City"—where the marshals and the dead stay.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Boot Hill

Dodge City, Kansas

The hill where they died with their boots on.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Nicodemus

Nicodemus, Kansas

The last Black homesteaders’ town—1877, still standing.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Garden of Eden

S.P. Dinsmoor’s concrete world—the mausoleum where he lies in glass.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Dalton raid site

Coffeyville, Kansas

October 5, 1892—the bank robbery where the Dalton Gang died.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Medicine Lodge

Medicine Lodge, Kansas

The treaty town—where the 1867 Medicine Lodge Treaty was signed.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Brown Mansion

Coffeyville, Kansas

Mansion associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

USP Leavenworth

Leavenworth, Kansas

"The Big Top"—the 1903 federal fortress with the hot vaults.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Midland Railroad Hotel

Hotel associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Fort Hays State Historic Site

Fort associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Molly's Hollow at Jackson Park

Atchison, Kansas

Park associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Old Lawrence Community Theatre Building

Lawrence, Kansas

Theater associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Historic Station

Hollenberg Pony Express Station

Hanover, Kansas

Historic station associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Ellis Railroad Museum

Museum associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

St. Jacob's Well

Ashland, Kansas

Natural pond associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Hutchinson Public Library

Hutchinson, Kansas

Library associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Former Wilbur’s Grocery

Towanda, Kansas

Store associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Oak Hill Cemetery

Cemetery associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Ellinwood Underground

Ellinwood, Kansas

Tunnels associated with documented cultural history.

Sallie House

Atchison, Kansas

Atchison home where a 1990s couple reported scratches blamed on a ghost named Sallie.

Clutter family house site

Holcomb, Kansas

The 1959 farmhouse murders that became In Cold Blood.

Topeka State Hospital

The Kansas asylum whose scandal ended it—and whose cemetery is a memorial.

Black Jack battlefield

Wellsville, Kansas

June 2, 1856—the first real battle of Bleeding Kansas.

Lecompton

Lecompton, Kansas

The pro-slavery capital—where the constitution split the nation.

Monument Rocks

Grinnell, Kansas

The chalk pyramids—the "Chalk Pyramids" of Kansas.

Castle Rock

Quinter, Kansas

The chalk spire in the badlands—the landmark on the Smoky Hill trail.

Cosmosphere

Hutchinson, Kansas

The space museum in the salt belt—the largest U.S. space collection outside the Smithsonian.

Little House site

Independence, Kansas

The replica cabin—where the Ingalls family reportedly lived.

Tallgrass Prairie

Strong City, Kansas

The last tallgrass—the Flint Hills preserve.

Treece

Lead and zinc mining left underground workings, surface-collapse hazards and contamination; federal relocation approval followed in 2009.

Constitution Hall--Topeka

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Captain William Mitchell Farm

Wabaunsee, Kansas

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Dr. John Doy House (archeological ruins)

Lawrence, Kansas

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Henry and Ann Harvey Farm

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Wabaunsee Cemetery

Wabaunsee, Kansas

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Quindaro Ruins

Kansas City, Kansas

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Owens House

Lawrence, Kansas

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

John Armstrong House

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

John E. Stewart Property

Wabaunsee, Kansas

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

John and Mary Ritchie House

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Joseph Gardner Cabin Site

Lawrence, Kansas

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Henry Hiatt House Site, Twin Mound

Twin Mound, Kansas

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Mount Mitchell Heritage Prairie

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Planters Hotel Site

Leavenworth, Kansas

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Fort Scott, Kansas

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Grover Barn

Lawrence, Kansas

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

James and Clarinda Montgomery Replica Cabin

Mound City, Kansas

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Cherryvale Museum

Cherryvale, Kansas

Museum associated with documented cultural history.

Diamond Springs Cemetery

Diamond Springs, Kansas

Cemetery documented in historical or public cultural sources.

Uniontown near Willard

Willard, Kansas

An 1848 trading settlement at the Kansas River crossing suffered cholera in 1849–1850, was burned, and was rebuilt in 1851 before final abandonment by 1858.

Morehead

Morehead, Kansas

Railroad settlement began in 1871, later supported cooperative enterprises, and declined after train stops ceased. Highway construction damaged its business district; archaeological work followed in 1994.

Government Building

First Territorial Capitol State Historic Site

Fort Riley, Kansas

Kansas territorial legislators met here for four days in 1855 during the conflict over slavery.

Quindaro Townsite

Kansas City, Kansas

A Free-State Missouri River port was surveyed in December 1856; construction began January 1857 as an entry point for antislavery migration.

Army City

Fort Riley, Kansas

Founded in 1917 to serve Camp Funston, the settlement lost its wartime clientele after 1918; remaining residents surrendered its charter in September 1922.