Lund, Kansas

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Lund, Kansas
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Lund Store, 1910
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Coordinates: 39°40′11″N100°36′35″W / 39.66972°N 100.60972°W / 39.66972; -100.60972 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Decatur
Township Summit
Elevation
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2,808 ft (856 m)
Population
  Total0
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
GNIS ID 481934 [1]

Lund is a ghost town in Summit Township of Decatur County, Kansas, United States. [1] It was located 12 miles south and 4 miles west of Oberlin.

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History

Lund was issued a post office in 1892. The post office was discontinued in 1907 when it was moved to Dresden (10 miles southeast of Lund). [2] Lund was not named on the 1910 census but was part of Summit Township, population 24.

A church and cemetery are all that remains of this former community.

Frank and Pearl (Hill) Bacon home in Lund, 1908-1910 Frank and Pearl (Hill) Bacon Home, Lund, Decatur County, Kansas, 1908-1910.jpg
Frank and Pearl (Hill) Bacon home in Lund, 1908–1910

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lund, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-01-05.[ permanent dead link ]

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