Abandoned Record
About Kiona
Kiona is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Washington, United States. Kiona is a term belonging to North American indigenous people meaning "brown hills." Kiona and Benton City share a school district (commonly called "Ki-Be").
This is a site record: what public sources say about Kiona, 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 Kiona is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Kiona
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.
- 1917 Pasco sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1951 Richland sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Walla Walla sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Walla Walla sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Weber Canyon sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Badger Mtn sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1974 Benton City sheet, 1:24,000 · 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 Kiona
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Washington index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Kiona": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Kiona, Washington": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6414509.
- USGS GNIS 1512351.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).