Kansas is full of lovely small towns that each offer their own charm and people. However, many are so popular that they don't seem so small when you visit -- because of all the other visitors. Hidden near other small towns, Kansas has a few Amish communities that are left off of most people's maps. This particular one in Eastern Kansas is a Kansas village like no other.
Wouldn't it be nice to live off the land for a little while? Even though this community uses tractors and other similar technology, you won't find them dressing or behaving like your average Kansan. Maybe that's the secret to happiness? Simple living at its best.
Anderson County is home to one of Kansas' few Amish populations, which was founded in 1903.
They're about five miles West of Garnett, where they take up a space totaling around 60 square miles, give or take.
Like the Yoder and Hutchinson communities, the Anderson County Amish have remained a small population, at just two church districts.
They've also branched out into small businesses, like carpentry, cabinetmaking, dog breeding, and selling food at local markets.
However, they're unlike many other Amish communities in that they do use technology to speed things along a little bit.
They still use a horse-and-buggy for some travel, but tractors are used to visit town and farming as well here. A curious fact about this community is that they don't permit smoking, though the more "traditional" communities in Kansas usually do.
Here's a map including Garnett, though the settlement is just west of here.
Speaking of Amish communities, you've got to try the pies at Carriage Crossing in Yoder, an Amish-run restaurant that also makes cinnamon rolls the size of your face.
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