Thayer, KS

united states

Thayer is a small Kansas farming town of 500 people on US Highway 69, about 20 miles north of Oklahoma. Most visitors arrive via US 69 from Fort Scott or Pittsburg, or take Highway 7 for east-west connections. The town sits in rolling prairie country with hot summers and cold winters. Thayer's towering grain elevator serves as a landmark visible for miles across the flat countryside.