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Neodesha / n iː ˈ oʊ d ə ʃ eɪ / is a city in Wilson County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 2,275. [ 3 ] The name is derived from the Osage word, Ni-o-sho-de , and is translated as The-Water-Is-Smoky-With-Mud .
Neodesha Township, Wilson County, Kansas. ... Neodesha is an Osage Indian name meaning "meeting of the waters", or, the confluence of the Verdigris and Fall rivers. [1]
Norman No. 1 Oil Well Site is the site of an abandoned oil well, located at the northeast corner of Mill and First Streets in Neodesha, Kansas, USA.The well, which was drilled on November 28, 1892, was the first successful well in what is now known as the Mid-Continent oil field, kicking off a major oil boom in states from Kansas to Texas and Louisiana.
The cities of Fredonia and Neodesha are considered governmentally independent and are excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.
Neodesha High School, Neodesha, USD 461; Woodson County ... Maps. Kansas School District - Boundary Map, KSDE This page was last edited on 14 November 2024 ...
Map of the United States with Kansas highlighted. The U.S. state of Kansas is divided into 1,404 townships in 105 counties ... Neodesha Township: Wilson County:
The river is also mentioned in the novel Little House on the Prairie (1935) by Laura Ingalls Wilder, of her memories when her family moved to Kansas from Wisconsin. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, the name may be derived from a greenish substance also called verdigris , resembling a copper ore, which tinged the water. [ 4 ]
Fall River is a river in southeast Kansas that flows through Greenwood, Elk, and Wilson Counties. [2] The source of the river is in west Greenwood County approximately 4.5 miles northwest of Eureka. It is a tributary of the Verdigris River and its confluence with the Verdigris is approximately 2 miles south of Neodesha. It is also known as the ...