COLLYER

NAME: Collyer
COUNTY: Trego
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 1
CLIMATE: Extreme in winter and summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime 		COMMENTS: Collyer is less than a mile north-northwest of Interstate 70, exit 115.
REMAINS: Semi-Ghost, over 100 residents, but much of the town is abandoned.
Collyer, Kansas was founded in the 1877 or 1878 by a Unitarian minister, Rev. Robert Collyer who purchased land as a homestead. It became a small farming community that suffered frequent crop losses due to hot, dry summers. Virtually all the old town was gone by the early 20th century, but it was gradually resettled and rebuilt. It was finally incorporated in 1917. It survived the Dust Bowl and great depression, but has been declining in population since that time. Submitted by: Diddley Squat


Deserted house, Collyer, Kansas
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Old frame home in Collyer, Kansas
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Decaying old house in Collyer
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Nostalgia: A car shop at 4th and Ainslie Avenue
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A deserted neighborhood in Collyer, Kansas
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Business district on Ainslee Avenue
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The oldest remaining home in Collyer, originally built from sod before wood siding was added. It is undergoing historical preservation.
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The old St. Michael's Catholic School is undergoing renovation as a historical site. The sign reads: Kansas Heritage Trust Fund Collyer
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An abandoned neighborhood in Collyer, Kansas
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