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Baxter Springs, Kansas

  • Log Cabin

    Log CabinThe log cabin was built east of the Lowell Cemetery in the 1870s. R.A. Hibbard built it as a home for his brother-in-law's family. Kent Lynch purchased the property and donated the cabin to the Histor...
    Log Cabin

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Tri-State Marker

See the Tri-State Marker and be in three states at once! The meeting point of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri is 6 miles east of Baxter Springs on Highway 166/400. Turn south on the small paved road just west of the state line, and continue to the dead end. Built in 1938

Baxter Springs, KS Geographical Markers


Little League Baseball Museum

This museum displays many awards and memorabilia of local sports heroes such as Mickey Mantle and Hale Irwin and other stars a Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Bill Russell, and other.

Baxter Springs, KS Museums

Black Dog Trail Marker

Located on the grounds of the Historical Museum, the marker commemorates the Black Dog Trail opened in 1803 by Chief Black Dog ( Manka - Chonka) and his band of Osage Indians who had a village nearby where springs once flowed freely.

Baxter Springs, KS Historical Markers

Fort Blair Site

Baxter Springs was a stopping place on the old Military Road serving Army forts which protected the preCivil War West from "hostile" Indians. It wasn't until 1862

Baxter Springs, KS Forts

Things to do near Baxter Springs, KS

Yates Center Reservoir Fishing Info

FISH SPECIES:::: Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Crappie Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Wiper, Yellow Perch, Green Sunfish and Rede...

Oswego Fishing

Oswego Dam Located on the Neosho River at the north end of town, the dam is easily accessible and known for its wide varie...

Genealogical Society

Research Columbus and your local family history....