Alida, Kansas
{{Short description|Ghost town in Geary County, Kansas}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Alida, Kansas
|settlement_type = Ghost town
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|image_map1 = Map of Geary Co, Ks, USA.png
|map_caption1 = KDOT map of Geary County (legend)
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|coordinates = {{coord|39|5|45|N|96|56|25|W|region:US-KS_type:city_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Kansas
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Geary
|subdivision_type3 = Township
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|established_title = Founded
|established_date = 1858
|established_title1 = Platted
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|unit_pref = Imperial
|elevation_ft = 1142
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|population_total = 0
|timezone = CST
|utc_offset = -6
|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
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|area_code = 785
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = {{FIPS|20|01200}}
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|blank1_info = 476498 {{cite gnis2|476498|Alida, Kansas}}
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Alida is a ghost town in Smoky Hill township of Geary County, Kansas, United States.
History
Alida was founded in 1858. It was razed in 1966-1967 during the construction of Milford Lake. The communities of Alida and Broughton were razed, while the cities of Wakefield and Milford were moved to higher ground. The population in 1910 was 48.
References
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Further reading
{{See also|Geary County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Geary County, Kansas}}
External links
- Geary County maps: [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/geary.PDF Current], [https://www.ksdot.org/bureaus/burtransplan/maps/PastPublishedCounty.asp Historic], KDOT
{{Geary County, Kansas}}
Category:Ghost towns in Kansas
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