Asherville Kansas Map

About Asherville, Kansas

Asherville is a locality in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 19. The population density is 6.2 people per km². Asherville is located at 39.4058°N, 97.9770°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 67420.

Asherville occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon stretches wide and unburdened under a pale, expansive sky. It lies 43.7 miles north-northwest of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 333°T), and is situated 7.7 miles east-southeast of Beloit. Asher Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the local terrain, its banks lined with the gnarled, silver-barked cottonwoods that thrive in the moisture of the low ground. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Hills emerge as a faint, jagged ink-line against the sunset, grounding the flat prairie in a sense of ancient permanence. During the golden hour, the light catches the tallgrass, casting long, rhythmic shadows that ripple across the fields like a slow, terrestrial tide. The air here holds a peculiar clarity, sharp and dry, carrying the scent of parched earth and the constant, restless movement of wind that shapes the character of the soil itself.

Asherville grew from the steady labor of early settlers who recognized the resilience required to coax a livelihood from this stubborn, fertile ground. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest and the patient management of livestock, reflecting a history defined by endurance and a quiet, pragmatic independence. Residents often seek respite at Chautauqua Park, a local focal point for communal gatherings, while those drawn to the stillness of the water occasionally travel toward Sportsmans Lake. The rhythm of daily life is measured not by clocks, but by the seasonal turning of the crops and the gradual shift in the color of the wheat as it moves from green to a deep, burnished copper. In every storefront and quiet residential street, there persists a legacy of fortitude, where the memory of the land’s harsher days is held in a collective, unspoken respect for the unpredictable nature of the plains.

About This Asherville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Asherville, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.405838, -97.976989. 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 Asherville includes the ZIP code (67420), telephone area code (785), county seat of Mitchell County (Beloit), and school district assignment (Beloit Unified School District 273).

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.