Mural portraying Chetopa's history.
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Colonel Cook's Home
Built in 1875, Colonel Cook's Home is a showpiece of historical and architectural spendor. It once housed the Bath Funeral Home.
Chetopa, KS Historic HomesNeosho River Dam Fishing
Recreational opportunities abound with the Neosho River offering fine fishing for catfish, bass, and the annual paddlefish season occurring in Mid-to-late March. In fact, Chetopa is the "Catfish Capital of Kansas"
Chetopa, KS FishingCampgrounds
Elmore Park offers 28 public spaces with hookups, dump sites, and drinking water.
$10.00 per night for campers at improved sites, with or without electricity; $2.00 per night for tents at sites without hookups. Travel North on 3
Chetopa, KS RV ParksChetopa Museum
The Chetopa Museum has many artifacts detailing the history of the town, newspaper microfilms, and genealogical research.
Chetopa, KS MuseumsThings to do near Chetopa, KS
Cemetery
The oldest grave marker in the cemetery is of Mary Frances Crawford. The friends of Historic Girard has placed a new monument...
Little Bear Mound
Little Bear Mound is a hill just north of the Neodesha Cemetery. The Chief of the Little Osages was buried near the highest p...
Post Office
Built in 1918, the Girard Post Office was the smallest first class post office built at the time because of the huge volume o...