Alexander Kansas Map

About Alexander, Kansas

Alexander is a locality in Rush County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 54. The population density is 80.5 people per km². Alexander is located at 38.4695°N, 99.5532°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Alexander is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67513.

Alexander occupies a stretch of high, open plains where the horizon pulls the sky taut against the earth, creating a vast, luminous theater for the passing weather. It lies 30.8 miles south-southwest of Hays, KS (from Hays, KS: bearing 203°T), and is situated 31.7 miles northwest of Larned. The Walnut Creek carves a shallow, verdant ribbon through the landscape, its banks lined with the gnarled silhouettes of cottonwoods that offer the only reprieve from the relentless sweep of the wind. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain holds the quiet memory of ancient, leveled earth, occasionally punctuated by the distant, jagged profile of Round House Rock rising nineteen miles away. In the soft, amber light of late afternoon, the flatness of the land seems to amplify the stillness, turning the simple act of watching the sun descend into a profound, daily ritual of color and shadow.

Agriculture serves as the heartbeat of Alexander, with the rhythm of the seasons dictated by the planting and harvest of wheat, a cycle that has defined the local economy since the earliest settlers broke the prairie sod. While the modern world moves with a different velocity, life in Alexander remains deeply tethered to the soil, reflecting a heritage of resilience that persists in the quiet maintenance of grain silos and the steady, purposeful work of local families. For those seeking the solitude of the outdoors, the Goodman State Lake and Wildlife Area lies seventeen miles distant, providing a sanctuary for native grasses and migratory birds that mirrors the wilder character of the surrounding plains. The presence of Cedar Bluff Reservoir, twenty-three miles to the west, acts as a rare, shimmering anchor in an otherwise arid expanse, reminding the inhabitants of the complex relationship between the land and the water that sustains it.

About This Alexander Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Alexander, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.469459, -99.55317. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Alexander includes the ZIP code (67513), telephone area code (785), county seat of Rush County (La Crosse), and school district assignment (LaCrosse Unified School District 395).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.