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Oneonta

Ghost town · Cloud County, Kansas

Jamestown NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Jamestown NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oneonta is a ghost town in Cloud County, Kansas. It is one of 3 former communities in Cloud County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 59 Kansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oneonta as a historical populated place on the Jamestown NW topographic quadrangle: 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 39.6500° N, 97.8837° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJamestown NW
Elevation1,393 ft
Nearest living townJamestown, KS
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID484954
Coordinates39.65001, -97.88365

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What's there now

Oneonta is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jamestown, KS (population 207), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,393 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 Oneonta?

Oneonta is in Cloud County, Kansas, at 39.6500, -97.8837.

How many ghost towns are in Cloud County?

Cloud County, Kansas has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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