Natoma, KS

Natoma is a city in Osborne County, Kansas, United States. The 2020 census counted 302 residents. Natoma was established in 1888, named after an American Indian railroad employee by a railroad officer. The name means "new born". The city holds a Labor Day celebration which as its annual community festival which includes a parade, barbecue and other entertainment. Natoma Presbyterian Church, constructed in 1899, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture. The Natoma Tigers have won the following Kansas State High School championships:.

Natoma's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Kansas setting. The local scoop is how Natoma's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Natoma lies in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains, approximately 9 miles north of the Saline River. Paradise Creek, a tributary of the Saline, flows southeast along the southern edge of the city.