Elmdale is located in Chase County, KS.  Some consider it a Ghost Town, but it is still home to about 50 people.  Elmdale has been damaged by numerous floods, a major one in 1951.

Bummies was a must stop back in 1980’s to pick up a sandwich before heading into the Flint Hills while hauling equipment to watershed dams.

The school was closed in 1967.  It is now a private residence.