| Dentonia, Kansas | |
| Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
| Image Map1: | Map of Jewell Co, Ks, USA.png |
| Map Caption1: | KDOT map of Jewell County (legend) |
| Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Dentonia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Coordinates: | 39.6839°N -98.4675°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jewell |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Platted |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation Ft: | 1736 |
| Population Total: | 0 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 785 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 20-17760 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 484589 |
Dentonia is a ghost town in Jewell County, Kansas, United States.
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.
Dentonia's population was 34 in 1920,[1] and was just 3 in 1940.[2]
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.
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.[3]