Burr Oak Kansas Map
Burr Oak, Kansas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Burr Oak, Jewell County.
Interactive Map of Burr Oak, Kansas
| City | Burr Oak |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Jewell |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.866124 |
| Longitude | -98.305053 |
| Population | 114 |
| Density | 53.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Burr Oak, Kansas
Burr Oak is a locality in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 114. The population density is 53.5 people per km². Burr Oak is located at 39.8661°N, 98.3051°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66936.
Burr Oak lies under a wide, indifferent sky, a scattering of buildings clinging to the prairie's edge. It lies 49.9 miles south of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 175°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north-west of Mankato. The land here is a patient expanse of wheat and corn, stretching to horizons that seem to breathe with the coming and going of weather. Gentle swells in the terrain, subtle as a sleeping giant’s breath, give way to flatter stretches where the wind has its own dominion, rustling through the stalks with a sound like whispered secrets. Dust motes dance in the shafts of late afternoon sun, painting the air with a golden haze that softens the sharp angles of silos and the weathered wood of farmhouses. The silence here is not empty, but full of the hum of insects and the distant rumble of a tractor, a quiet symphony of rural existence. The history of Burr Oak is written in the soil and the resilience of its people, a story woven from the steady rhythm of agricultural cycles. For generations, this locality has drawn its lifeblood from the fertile earth, the economy tethered to the success of its crops, a dependent dance with rain and sun. Occasional echoes of earlier settlements linger, perhaps in the names of long-gone homesteads or the faint scars on the landscape from forgotten roads, hints of a past that shaped the present. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions, but rather a profound sense of place, a quiet dignity found in the enduring spirit of those who have made Burr Oak their home, their lives a testament to the enduring power of the prairie.
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About This Burr Oak Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Burr Oak, Kansas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Burr Oak and Jewell County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Burr Oak is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Burr Oak is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
