Ghost Town of the Week: December 14th, 2014: Adamsville

BIG DISCLAIMER: I visited Adamsville all the way back in 2005, so this might not be the same today
As previously mentioned, Adamsville was visited on one of my very first road trips, way back in July 2005. The town is located in eastern Sumner County near the junction of Oxford Road and 80th Street South. The town was founded very late compared to most Kansas towns; its post office was not established until 1925! The post office closed in 1931. A historical plat map of Sumner County towns showed me that Adamsville was never more than a little hamlet; the plat was just one square block plus a grain elevator and train depot. When I visited in 2005 I approached from the west on 80th St. South.

The most notable remnant of Adamsville is an old tin grain elevator and weigh station.

About 200 feet south of the road is an old tin grain elevator and weigh station. The elevator was still in decent condition in 2005. The elevator sits next to an old railroad that used to run through several towns from Conway Springs to Arkansas City. The tracks have long-since been pulled up. Just east of the elevator is a heavily overgrown area that still has a few old buildings and ruins in it.

Tough to see behind all the overgrowth, but this building sits right on 80th St. South and was either an old store or possibly an old school.

Back in 2005 I didn't have a digital camera yet, and this trip was large, so on my disposable camera I took only two photos of Adamsville. But this town is worth visiting. Several buildings still remain hidden in the overgrowth; there are two houses visible from the main road, and a few other buildings that wouldn't take much effort to find.

Google Maps view of Adamsville. The old elevator complex is on the bottom left, the old store/school is on the top left. There are five other vacant buildings in the Ghost Town, and two houses are visible from 80th Street South.

No one lives in this town. There is a nearby farm that wasn't part of the original town, but Adamsville is a true Ghost Town. And with all that's left of it, it's worth checking out.