Atlanta Kansas Map

About Atlanta, Kansas

Atlanta is a locality in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 168. The population density is 135.4 people per km². Atlanta is located at 37.4364°N, 96.7648°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Atlanta is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67008.

Atlanta occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon stretches flat and wide, punctuated only by the skeletal silhouettes of grain elevators and the occasional stand of timber. It lies 18.6 miles northeast of Winfield, KS (from Winfield, KS: bearing 43°T), and is situated 28.7 miles east-southeast of Derby. Richland Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth just a mile away, its banks lined with the gnarled, pale trunks of cottonwoods that lean against the prevailing wind. To the east, the low, undulating rise of the Flint Hills breaks the monotony of the tallgrass prairie, their slopes shifting from deep emerald to a muted, sun-bleached gold as the seasons turn. The air here holds a particular clarity, especially at dusk when the sky bleeds into violet and the light catches the dust motes dancing above the fields, lending an ethereal quality to the stillness of the landscape.

Atlanta remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil, its economy rooted in the legacy of agriculture that has defined this region since its early settlement. The surrounding acreage is a patchwork of wheat and sorghum, a testament to a local resilience that persists despite the memory of dry years and the relentless sweep of the prairie gale. Life moves in alignment with the harvest, far removed from the bustle of urban centers, though residents often look toward the Winfield City Lake Recreation Area or the waters of Timber Creek Lake for a reprieve during the heat of midsummer. Even with the encroaching modern pace, there is a deliberate, measured quality to the days spent here, where the architecture of the older buildings reflects a stoic, functional grace that refuses to fade despite the passage of time.

About This Atlanta Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Atlanta, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.43641, -96.764752. 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 Atlanta includes the ZIP code (67008), telephone area code (785), county seat of Cowley County (Winfield), and school district assignment (Central Unified School District 462).

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.