Abandoned Record
About Forney
Forney is a ghost town in Osborne County, Kansas, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Forney, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Forney is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Forney
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1896 Osborne sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Downs South sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Beloit sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Beloit sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Beloit sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Forney
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kansas index.
- Bloomington9.3 mi W · Osborne
- Covert13.8 mi SW · Osborne
- Gaylord20.0 mi NW · Smith
- Randall34.4 mi NE · Jewell
- Bunker Hill37.6 mi S · Russell
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Forney, Kansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q48845697.
- USGS GNIS 484593.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).