Abandoned Record
About Frederick
Frederick is a city in Rice County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 8.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Frederick, 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 Frederick is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Frederick
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.
- 1894 Ellsworth sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Great Bend sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Great Bend sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Great Bend sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Lorraine sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Russell 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 Frederick
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kansas index.
- Silica15.3 mi SW · Rice
- Black Wolf17.7 mi N · Ellsworth
- Terra Cotta23.0 mi NE · Ellsworth
- Yaggy32.0 mi SE · Reno
- Bunker Hill34.3 mi NW · Russell
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Frederick": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Frederick, Kansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q1023008.
- USGS GNIS 475554.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).