Nonchalanta, Kansas | |
Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
Image Map1: | Map of Ness Co, Ks, USA.png |
Map Caption1: | KDOT map of Ness County (legend) |
Pushpin Map: | Kansas |
Pushpin Label: | Nonchalanta |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Kansas |
Coordinates: | 38.2833°N -100.1003°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Ness |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1885 |
Established Title1: | Platted |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Elevation Ft: | 2405 |
Elevation M: | 733 |
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: | 620 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
Nonchalanta is a ghost town in Ness County, Kansas, United States. It is located approximately 16miles southwest of Ness City.
Like many Kansas ghost towns, Nonchalanta grew and died over a span of just a few years.[2] By 1885, the town was platted and named. Settlers arrived via covered wagon with the promise of free land and future railroad expansion through town. A church and a hotel were constructed, along with other businesses. Construction work began on a bank, and in 1887, a nearby post office was renamed from Candish to Nonchalanta. A school was completed by 1888. By 1890, many businesses had left with the cancellation of a planned railroad. The post office formally closed in 1930.