Lost Springs, Kansas

Lost Springs, Kansas
Location within Marion County and Kansas
Location within Marion County and Kansas
KDOT map of Marion County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°34′00″N 96°57′57″W / 38.56667°N 96.96583°W / 38.56667; -96.96583[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyMarion
TownshipLost Springs
Platted1887
Incorporated1904
Named forNearby mineral spring
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
Area
 • Total0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)
 • Land0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,490 ft (450 m)
Population
 • Total55
 • Density250/sq mi (96/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66859
Area code785
FIPS code20-42825
GNIS ID2395768[1]

Lost Springs is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 55.[3] The city was named for a nearby lost spring that was a camping spot along the 19th century Santa Fe Trail.[4] It is located south of Herington, about 0.6 miles west of the intersection of U.S. Route 77 (aka U.S. Route 56) highway and 340th Street next to the Union Pacific Railroad.

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lost Springs, Kansas
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Profile of Lost Springs, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  4. ^ Marion County Kansas, Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; 1972.

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