Abandoned Record
About Talmo
Talmo is an unincorporated community in Republic County, Kansas, United States. It is located northeast of Concordia along K-148 highway between Co Rd 19 and Co Rd 20.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Talmo, 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 Talmo is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Talmo
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.
- 1892 Concordia sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Manhattan sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Manhattan sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Manhattan sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Wayne sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Concordia 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 Talmo
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kansas index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Talmo": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Talmo, Kansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q18387796.
- USGS GNIS 473094.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).