Ashland Kansas Map

About Ashland, Kansas

Ashland is a locality in Clark County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 783. The population density is 178.8 people per km². Ashland is located at 37.1886°N, 99.7657°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ashland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67831.

Ashland emerges from the wide, amber expanse of the high plains, defined by the persistent, unblinking clarity of the Kansas sky. It lies 41.3 miles south-southeast of Dodge City, KS (from Dodge City, KS: bearing 160°T), and is situated 56.1 miles north-northwest of Woodward. Bear Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, marked by the silver-gray skeletons of cottonwoods that lean into the wind. To the west, the horizon catches the faint, jagged suggestion of Devils Backbone, a reminder of the rugged shifts in terrain that break the flat, wheat-strewn monotony. The air here holds a distinct, dry crispness, cooling rapidly as the sun drops behind the prairie, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch across the grasses and emphasize the quiet weight of the open space.

Ashland maintains a steady, deliberate pace, anchored by the limestone courthouse that serves as the administrative pulse of the region. The economy remains rooted in the soil, with the daily rhythms of local life dictated by the cycles of harvest and the demands of the cattle trade. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the landscape invites exploration at the Big Basin Prairie Preserve, where the earth drops away into geological depressions that echo a wilder, ancient history. Residents often travel to Clark County State Lake to find a moment of stillness by the water, a reprieve from the relentless sweep of the wind that defines the character of the plains. Life in Ashland persists with a quiet dignity, shaped by the memory of seasons past and the enduring, stoic resilience of those who tend the land.

About This Ashland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ashland, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.188638, -99.765683. 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 Ashland includes the ZIP code (67831), telephone area code (785), county seat of Clark County (Ashland), and school district assignment (Ashland Unified School District 220).

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.