Abandoned Record
About Waldeck
Waldeck is a ghost town in Marion County, Kansas, United States. It is currently a ghost town that was located approximately 3.5 miles north of Lehigh next to a railroad.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Waldeck, 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 Waldeck is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Waldeck
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.
- 1889 Newton sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1894 Newton sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Hutchinson sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Hutchinson sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1971 Waldeck sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Hutchinson 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 Waldeck
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kansas index.
- Gnadenau11.0 mi SE · Marion
- Oursler21.5 mi SE · Marion
- Burdick28.0 mi E · Morris
- Annelly32.5 mi S · Harvey
- Diamond Springs33.1 mi E · Morris
- Plum Grove34.7 mi SE · Butler
- Elmdale37.5 mi E · Chase
- Terra Cotta39.9 mi NW · Ellsworth
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Waldeck, Kansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q17108581.
- USGS GNIS 484810.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).