Dentonia, Kansas

Dentonia is a ghost town in Jewell County, Kansas, United States.[1]

Dentonia, Kansas
Ghost town
KDOT map of Jewell County (legend)
KDOT map of Jewell County (legend)
Dentonia is located in Kansas
Dentonia
Dentonia
Dentonia is located in the United States
Dentonia
Dentonia
Coordinates: 39°41′02″N 98°28′03″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyJewell
Elevation
[1]
1,736 ft (529 m)
Population
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-17760 [1]
GNIS ID484589 [1]

History

First settled in 1882 with the establishment of a post office, the population of this small farming village peaked in 1910 at 60 residents, at which point it boasted a blacksmith's shop, doctor's office, dance hall, store, church and school. The post office was discontinued in 1903.[2]

Dentonia's population was 34 in 1920,[3] and was just 3 in 1940.[4]

The Dentonia School District was numbered 109. Dentonia's store was the location of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodge. The store closed and was torn down circa 1959.[2]

The town lost its last residents at some point after the closure of the school in 1964, but the church continued to hold services until 1998 and was destroyed by a fire in 2002.[2]

References
  1. "Dentonia, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. Krouse, Cerma. "Marihugh remembers hitching Nellie and dashing to Detonia [sic]". The Superior Express. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  3. Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 191.
  4. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 320.

Further reading
See also: List of books about Jewell County, Kansas


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