Historic Forts in Kansas

49 forts across 3 eras · 2 still active military bases today.

Quick Statistics

49

Total forts

3

Eras represented

2

Active bases today

9

Open to visitors

Forts by Era

Civil WarMost common26 · 53%

Indian Wars & Frontier22 · 45%

French & Indian War1 · 2%

Map of Forts in Kansas

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All Forts in Kansas

Civil WarAubry's PostAubry · est. 1862 Civil WarBarnesville's PostBourbon County · est. 1861 Civil WarBurlingame's FortBurlingame · est. 1862 Civil WarCamp Ben ButlerBaxter Springs · est. 1863 Civil WarCamp DefianceLinn County · est. 1861 Civil WarCamp DrywoodCrawford County · est. 1862 Civil WarCamp HunterBaxter Springs · est. 1862 Indian WarsChapman's DugoutOttawa County, Kansas · est. 1863 Civil WarColdwater Grove's PostMiami County · est. 1863 Civil WarCouncil Grove's PostCouncil Grove · est. 1861 Bleeding KansasEggert HouseDouglas County · est. 1857 Indian WarsFort AtkinsonDodge City · est. 1850 Indian WarsFort AubreyHamilton County, near Sand Creek, east of Syracuse · est. 1865 Bleeding KansasFort BainBourbon County · est. 1857 Civil WarFort BelmontWoodson County · est. 1860 Civil WarFort Blair (Fort Scott)Fort Scott · est. 1864 Indian WarsFort BrooksClay County · est. 1864 Indian WarsFort CliftonClay and Washington Counties · est. 1862 French and Indian WarFort de CavagnialNorth of Fort Leavenworth · est. 1744 Indian WarsFort DodgeFord County · est. 1865 Indian WarsFort DrinkwaterChase County · est. 1857 Civil WarFort EllsworthEllsworth County · est. 1864 Indian WarsFort HarkerKanopolis · est. 1866 American Indian WarsFort HaysHays · est. 1865 Civil WarFort HenningFort Scott · est. 1864 Civil WarFort InsleyFort Scott, Bourbon County · est. 1864 Civil WarFort LaneLawrence · est. 1856 Indian WarsFort LarnedPawnee County, Kansas · est. 1859 Indian Wars, Civil War, Westward Expansion🪖 Active BaseFort LeavenworthLeavenworth County · est. 1827 Civil WarFort LincolnBourbon County, Kansas (15 miles northwest of Fort Scott) · est. 1861 Civil WarFort Lincoln blockhouseFort Scott · est. 1864 American Civil WarFort LookoutRepublic County · est. 1861 Indian WarsFort MannDodge City · est. 1847 Civil WarFort McKeanBourbon County, Kansas · est. 1862 Civil WarFort Montgomery (Eureka)Eureka · est. 1861 Civil WarFort Montgomery (Linn County)Linn County, five miles west of Mound City · est. 1855 Indian Wars, Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Cold War, Vietnam War, Gulf War🪖 Active BaseFort RileyJunction City and Manhattan area, Geary and Riley counties · est. 1853 Civil WarFort RowCoyville · est. 1861 Bleeding KansasFort SaundersDouglas County, near Clinton · est. 1856 Indian Wars, Bleeding Kansas, Civil WarFort ScottFort Scott, Bourbon County · est. 1842 Civil WarFort SimpleTopeka · est. 1864 Indian WarsFort SolomonOttawa County, Kansas · est. 1864 Civil WarFort Sully (Fort Leavenworth)Leavenworth County · est. 1864 Bleeding KansasFort TitusLecompton · est. 1856 Bleeding KansasFort WakarusaDouglas County, Kansas · est. 1855-1857 Indian WarsFort WallaceWallace County · est. 1865 Indian WarsFort ZarahBarton County, northeast of Great Bend · est. 1864 Civil WarIndian Home Guard Camp (Baxter Springs)Baxter Springs · est. 1862 Civil WarMount Oread Civil War postsLawrence · est. 1864

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