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Welcome to Terra Cotta ...

Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Terra Cotta, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Terra Cotta is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Terra Cotta lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Terra Cotta: 785

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)
  • Lindsborg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellsworth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Marquette
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marquette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • 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 <3>
  • Kanopolis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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.<5> 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 <3>
  • 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)
  • Brookville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Smolan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smolan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
    • Smolan is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Ellsworth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Terra Cotta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.