Nonchalanta

Ghost town · Ness County, Kansas

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

Nonchalanta is a ghost town in Ness County, Kansas. It is the only former community in Ness County recorded on the federal names register, out of 127 across Kansas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nonchalanta 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 38.2833° N, 100.1003° W.

Key facts

Elevation	2,402 ft
Nearest living town	Ness City, KS
Distance to it	15.9 miles
Coordinates	38.28333, -100.10028

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What's there now

Nonchalanta is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ness City, KS (population 1,136), about 15.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,402 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Eminence
ghost town · Finney County · 24.2 mi
Flavius
ghost town · Rush County · 34.2 mi
Brookdale
ghost town · Rush County · 38.8 mi
West Point
ghost town · Rush County · 39.6 mi
Hampton
ghost town · Rush County · 40 mi
Banner
ghost town · Trego County · 42.5 mi
Saunders
ghost town · Rush County · 44.5 mi
Chetolah
ghost town · Ellis County · 45.9 mi
Fenton
ghost town · Rush County · 46.6 mi
Lippard
ghost town · Rush County · 48.6 mi
Bosna
ghost town · Trego County · 48.8 mi

Sources and licences

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Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

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