Dentonia, Kansas

Dentonia is a ghost town in Jewell County, Kansas, United States.

History
First settled in 1882 with the establishment of a post office, the population of this small farming village peaked in 1910 at 60 residents, at which point it boasted a blacksmith's shop, doctor's office, dance hall, store, church and school. The post office was discontinued in 1903.

Dentonia's population was 34 in 1920, and was just 3 in 1940.

The Dentonia School District was numbered 109. Dentonia's store was the location of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodge. The store closed and was torn down circa 1959.

The town lost its last residents at some point after the closure of the school in 1964, but the church continued to hold services until 1998 and was destroyed by a fire in 2002.