Deliverance Ghost Town

Osborne County, Kansas39.3361, -99.0183

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
15 miStockton, KS
Mild months
Apr–Oct5 of 12
Elevation
1,940 ft591 m
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Deliverance. No free-licensed photo yet.

Deliverance is a former settlement in Osborne County, Kansas, listed among the ghost towns of Kansas. It lies at about 1,940 feet above sea level.

On the map

20 mi40 miHaysRussellPhillipsburgEllisPlainvilleSmith CenterStocktonDeliverance
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Deliverance. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Stockton, KS, about 15 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Grand Island, NE, 115 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Banks2.6 mi southeast
  2. Highhill4.2 mi northwest
  3. Roundmound4.6 mi southeast
  4. Laton4.7 mi southwest
  5. Igo7 mi west
  6. Survey7.1 mi northwest
  7. Nyra12 mi west
  8. Motor12 mi southwest

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°4214Jan4618Feb5727Mar6636Apr7648May8860Jun9365Jul9163Aug8353Sep7039Oct5626Nov4418DecJan: 0.7 inFeb: 0.7 inMar: 1.6 inApr: 2.3 inMay: 4.2 inJun: 3.5 inJul: 4.9 inAug: 3.9 inSep: 2.6 inOct: 2.1 inNov: 1.2 inDec: 0.9 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to June, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Alton 1 W. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from November to April.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Alton 1 W station (USC00140201), 10 miles away. About 28.6 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationOsborne County, Kansas
Coordinates39.33611, -99.01833
Elevation1,940 ft (591 m)
Also known asDeliverance, Kansas, Pleasant Plain
SourcesWikidata Q48848353 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Deliverance ghost town?

In Osborne County, Kansas, at 39.3361, -99.0183. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Stockton, KS, about 15 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Grand Island, NE, 115 miles away.

Can you visit Deliverance?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Deliverance?

Mild months here run April to June, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Alton 1 W. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from November to April.

Are there other ghost towns near Deliverance?

Yes. Banks (2.6 mi), Highhill (4.2 mi), Roundmound (4.6 mi), Laton (4.7 mi).

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