Gnadenau, Kansas

Gnadenau, Kansas
Ghost town
Burdei-type housing in Gnadenau (Frank Leslie's Illustrated March 20, 1875)
Burdei-type housing in Gnadenau
(Frank Leslie's Illustrated March 20, 1875)
KDOT map of Marion County (legend)
KDOT map of Marion County (legend)
Gnadenau is located in Kansas
Gnadenau
Gnadenau
Gnadenau is located in the United States
Gnadenau
Gnadenau
Coordinates: 38°19′34.413″N 97°10′49.882″W / 38.32622583°N 97.18052278°W / 38.32622583; -97.18052278[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyMarion
TownshipLiberty
Founded1874
Elevation
[1]
1,378 ft (420 m)
Population
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
GNIS ID477356 [1]

Gnadenau was a communal village of German-speaking Mennonite immigrants from Russia in Marion County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is currently a ghost town that was located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Hillsboro. No buildings remain at this former community site. The Gnadenau Cemetery still exists.

  1. ^ a b c d "Gnadenau, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior