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Yuma is a
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KDOT Unincorporated communities in Cloud County, Kansas Unincorporated communities in Kansas Populated places established in 1878 {{CloudCountyKS-geo-stub
Yuma is a ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
in Cloud County, Kansas
Cloud County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Concordia. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,032. The county was named after William Cloud, an officer in the America ...
, United States. It is located near the intersections of K-28 and County Road 777.
History
Yuma had a post office for some time between May 1880 and December 1900. A historical marker remains where the town once stood, which was populated from 1878 until the 1930s.See also
*List of ghost towns in Kansas
This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in the state of Kansas.
Causes
Many reasons exist as to why a community becomes abandoned (or nearly so).
*Transportation: With the development of major highways and interstates, people were willing ...
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* Cloud County mapsCurrent
KDOT Unincorporated communities in Cloud County, Kansas Unincorporated communities in Kansas Populated places established in 1878 {{CloudCountyKS-geo-stub