Sego Ghost Town

Reno County, Kansas37.7920, -98.1642

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
10 miKingman, KS
Mild months
Mar–Nov7 of 12
Elevation
1,640 ft500 m
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Sego. No free-licensed photo yet.

Sego is an abandoned town in Reno County, Kansas. It lies at about 1,640 feet above sea level.

On the map

20 mi40 miHutchinsonGoddardPrattKingmanSouth HutchinsonSterlingCheneySego
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Sego. 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 Kingman, KS, about 10 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Wichita, KS, 45 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Belmont14 mi southeast
  2. Adams25 mi southeast
  3. Naron39 mi west
  4. Ewell41 mi southeast
  5. Albion42 mi southeast
  6. Union Valley42 mi south
  7. Galt47 mi north
  8. Crawford50 mi north

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°4419Jan4823Feb5832Mar6842Apr7753May8763Jun9368Jul9166Aug8357Sep7043Oct5732Nov4522DecJan: 0.9 inFeb: 1.3 inMar: 2.5 inApr: 3.1 inMay: 4.9 inJun: 4.4 inJul: 4.1 inAug: 3.7 inSep: 2.8 inOct: 2.9 inNov: 1.4 inDec: 1.3 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run March to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Kingman. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from December to March.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Kingman station (USC00144313), 10 miles away. About 33.3 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationReno County, Kansas
Coordinates37.79196, -98.16423
Elevation1,640 ft (500 m)
Also known asSego, Kansas, Sego, KS
SourcesWikidata Q94532341

Questions

Where is Sego ghost town?

In Reno County, Kansas, at 37.7920, -98.1642. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Kingman, KS, about 10 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Wichita, KS, 45 miles away.

Can you visit Sego?

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 Sego?

Mild months here run March to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Kingman. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from December to March.

Are there other ghost towns near Sego?

Yes. Belmont (14 mi), Adams (25 mi), Naron (39 mi).

More ghost towns in Kansas

All 263 ghost towns in Kansas · Ghost towns near Wichita