Welcome to Terra Cotta ...
Although we found mention of Terra Cotta during our research, we have little information about it.<1> We believe that Terra Cotta had a post office at one time. We have done a cursory search and haven't been able to find any evidence that the community still exists..
We've added Terra Cotta to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Terra Cotta, please Contact Us.
The location of Terra Cotta has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Terra Cotta, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Terra Cotta is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Terra Cotta might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Terra Cotta would be found within the (785) area code.
Communities Also Named Terra Cotta ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Terra Cotta - they are located in California (2), Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Ontario and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Terra Cotta.
Communities near Terra Cotta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Terra Cotta.
- Salina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Salina is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,274 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salina <4>
- Lindsborg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsborg
- Lindsborg is located in McPherson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,276 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsborg <4>
- Ellsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Ellsworth is located in Ellsworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,935 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <4>
- Marquette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marquette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
- Marquette is located in McPherson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <4>
- Kanopolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanopolis
- Kanopolis is located in Ellsworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanopolis <4>
- Assaria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assaria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assaria
- Assaria is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Assaria <4>
- Tescott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tescott
- Tescott is located in Ottawa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Geneseo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
- Geneseo is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <4>
- Brookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Brookville is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
- Smolan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Terra Cotta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Terra Cotta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Terra Cotta. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Terra Cotta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Terra Cotta. See our Newspapers Page for Terra Cotta.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Terra Cotta ...
Looking for more information about Terra Cotta? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Terra Cotta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Terra Cotta.
Adding Terra Cotta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Terra Cotta in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Terra Cotta was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Terra Cotta mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Terra Cotta.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ellsworth County: www.ellsworthcounty.org
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Terra Cotta and then turned east". While Terra Cotta could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Terra Cotta as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Terra Cotta could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Terra Cotta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |