Abandoned Record
About Matfield Green
Matfield Green is a city in Chase County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 49.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Matfield Green, 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 Matfield Green is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Matfield Green
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.
- 1898 Cottonwood Falls sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Hutchinson sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Hutchinson sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1973 Matfield Green sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Emporia 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 Matfield Green
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kansas index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Matfield Green": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Matfield Green, Kansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q1837581.
- USGS GNIS 477807.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).