White Rock

Ghost town · Republic County, Kansas

Scandia NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

White Rock is a ghost town in Republic County, Kansas, recorded as human settlement in Kansas, United States of America. It is the only former community in Republic County recorded on the federal names register, out of 127 across Kansas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists White Rock 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 39.8861° N, 97.9322° W.

Key facts

Elevation	1,523 ft
Nearest living town	Republic, KS
Distance to it	6.3 miles
Coordinates	39.88610, -97.93220

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What's there now

White Rock is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Republic, KS (population 144), about 6.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,523 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Oneonta
ghost town · Cloud County · 16.5 mi
Abdal
ghost town · Nuckolls County · 19.2 mi
Stoddard
ghost town · Thayer County · 21.9 mi
Sibley
ghost town · Cloud County · 22.4 mi
Williams
ghost town · Thayer County · 29.8 mi
Meridian
ghost town · Jefferson County · 37.8 mi
Strawberry
ghost town · Washington County · 37.9 mi
Spring Ranch
ghost town · Clay County · 39.4 mi
Coursens Grove
ghost town · Mitchell County · 42.2 mi
Bower
ghost town · Jefferson County · 47.6 mi
Brickton
ghost town · Adams County · 48.7 mi
Paris
ghost town · Lincoln County · 49.1 mi

Sources and licences

Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
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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