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About Ravanna

Ravanna is a ghost town in Finney County, Kansas, United States. It is located approximately 30 miles (48 km) east-northeast of Garden City.
From Wikipedia, "Ravanna, Kansas", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Ravanna, 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 Ravanna is

USGS topographic map around Ravanna — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

4 historic USGS maps cover Ravanna

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.

1955 Scott City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1958 Scott City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1974 Ravanna sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1985 Scott City sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

Google Maps directions Apple Maps OpenStreetMap

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 Ravanna

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kansas index.

Eminence7.0 mi W · Finney
Nonchalanta17.5 mi NE · Ness
Dodge City33.9 mi SE · Ford

Sources

Wikipedia, "Ravanna, Kansas": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q7296327.
USGS GNIS 484567.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).