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Eminence

Ghost town · Finney County, Kansas

Eminence Cemetery quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1974, 1:24,000)
Eminence Cemetery quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1974, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Eminence is a ghost town in Finney County, Kansas. It is one of 2 former communities in Finney County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 59 Kansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Eminence as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.1472° N, 100.5101° W.

Key facts

Elevation2,610 ft
Nearest living townGarden City, KS
Distance to it22 miles
Coordinates38.14724, -100.51015

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What's there now

Eminence is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Garden City, KS (population 27,781), about 22 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,610 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Eminence?

Eminence is in Finney County, Kansas, at 38.1472, -100.5101.

How many ghost towns are in Finney County?

Finney County, Kansas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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