Elk, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Elk is a ghost town
in Diamond Creek Township
, Chase County
, Kansas
, United States
. Founded in the 19th century, it remained into the 1920s. The community is no longer in existence.
It lay along Middle Creek above Elmdale
, very close to Chase County's border with Marion County
. The settlement had a general store
, and a post office
until 1923, when it was replaced by rural free delivery.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
in Diamond Creek Township
Diamond Creek Township, Chase County, Kansas
Diamond Creek Township is a township in Chase County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 237. The ghost town of Elk was located in the township.-Geography:...
, Chase County
Chase County, Kansas
Chase County is a county located in Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,790. Its county seat and most populous city is Cottonwood Falls. Chase County is part of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area.The county has been the subject...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Founded in the 19th century, it remained into the 1920s. The community is no longer in existence.
It lay along Middle Creek above Elmdale
Elmdale, Kansas
Elmdale is a city in Chase County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 55.-19th century:In 1871, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a main line east-west through Elmdale. In 1996, it merged with Burlington Northern Railroad and renamed to the current...
, very close to Chase County's border with Marion County
Marion County, Kansas
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 12,660. The county seat is Marion...
. The settlement had a general store
General store
A general store, general merchandise store, or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general...
, and a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
until 1923, when it was replaced by rural free delivery.