Burr Oak Kansas Map

About Burr Oak, Kansas

Burr Oak is a locality in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 140. The population density is 65.7 people per km². Burr Oak is located at 39.8661°N, 98.3051°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Burr Oak is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66936.

Burr Oak occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the sky dictates the temperament of the day, pressing low over the flat, wheat-horizon plains. It lies 49.9 miles south of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 175°T), and is situated 30.2 miles north-northwest of Beloit. White Rock Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the silt and soil, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that tremble at the slightest provocation of the prairie wind. To the west, the subtle rise of the Blue Hills Upland breaks the monotony of the horizon, offering a distant, bruised-purple silhouette against the evening light. The atmosphere here is thick with a dry, honest heat that seems to hold the memory of the earth itself, cooling only when the shadows stretch long and thin across the stubble of the fields.

Burr Oak persists as a quiet sentinel of the central plains, its existence tied to the rhythmic cycle of planting and harvest that defines the local economy. Though the legacy of the Dust Bowl lingers in the collective memory of the older generations, the spirit of the place remains anchored in the resilience of its agricultural roots. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the Lovewell Wildlife Area serves as a sanctuary for the wilder remnants of the landscape, while the quiet waters of Scholtz Reservoir offer a rare stillness in an otherwise industrious terrain. Life in Burr Oak moves with a deliberate, measured pace, guided by the turning of the seasons and the enduring, stoic character of those who continue to work the land.

About This Burr Oak Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Burr Oak, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.866124, -98.305053. 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 Burr Oak includes the ZIP code (66936), telephone area code (913), county seat of Jewell County (Mankato), and school district assignment (Rock Hills Unified School District 107).

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.