Bassett Kansas Map

About Bassett, Kansas

Bassett is a locality in Allen County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 20. The population density is 115.3 people per km². Bassett is located at 37.9028°N, 95.4041°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bassett is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66749.

Bassett emerges from the expansive Kansas plains where the horizon stretches thin and taut, a boundary between the heavy earth and the vast, shifting sky. It lies 49.8 miles south of Ottawa, KS (from Ottawa, KS: bearing 189°T), and is situated 1.5 miles south of Iola. Elm Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the silt and soil, its banks lined with the skeletal grace of cottonwoods that lean toward the water’s edge. Lake Bassola mirrors the pale, expansive light of the afternoon, holding the stillness of the prairie in its quiet basin. To the west, the subtle rise of Rose Dome breaks the otherwise level line of the land, a distant landmark that anchors the geography of the high grass. Even the air here feels seasoned by the wind, carrying the scent of dry stalks and the metallic chill that arrives before a storm.

History in Bassett remains written in the quiet endurance of the soil, a legacy of the farmers who carved a living from the stubborn, fertile plains. The local economy relies on the rhythm of the harvest, a cycle that dictates the pace of life as surely as the changing seasons. Residents often seek the open, unmanicured spaces of Happy Trails Dog Park, a simple stretch of land that serves as a communal point for those living in the shadow of the tallgrass. The character of Bassett is defined by a deep, understated resilience, where the labor of the day leaves a quiet satisfaction in its wake. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by monuments, but by the slow, steady growth of the wheat and the persistent, low hum of the wind over the fields.

About This Bassett Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bassett, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.902814, -95.404148. 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 Bassett includes the ZIP code (66749), telephone area code (913), county seat of Allen County (Iola), and school district assignment (Iola Unified School District 257).

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.