Chicago, Kansas | |
Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
Image Map1: | Map of Sheridan Co, Ks, USA.png |
Map Caption1: | KDOT map of Sheridan County (legend) |
Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Chicago |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 39.4833°N -100.2564°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sheridan |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Adell |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Title1: | Platted |
Named For: | Chicago, Illinois |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Elevation Ft: | 2657 |
Population Total: | 0 |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 785 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
Blank1 Info: | 482591 |
Chicago is a ghost town in Adell Township, Sheridan County, Kansas, United States.
The community was named after Chicago, Illinois because it was the busiest place in the local area. A joint post office, stagecoach stop, and general store opened in 1880. The post office only lasted until 1887. A church built in 1910 lasted until the early 1960s, and the local school closed in 1954.
Currently, what remained of the community is an abandoned schoolhouse, a rusty "Chicago" sign marker, and the foundation of an abandoned home.[1]