Abandoned Record
About Keokuk
Keokuk is a ghost town in Linn County, Kansas, United States. It was established in the 1850s, in Kansas Territory, and disappeared from maps by the 1870s.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Keokuk, 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 Keokuk is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Keokuk
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.
- 1887 Mound City sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1893 Mound City sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1947 Lawrence sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1950 Lawrence sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Lawrence sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Lawrence sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Parker sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Butler 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 Keokuk
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kansas index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Keokuk, Kansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q131871326.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).