Bushong Kansas Map

About Bushong, Kansas

Bushong is a locality in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 27. The population density is 68.6 people per km². Bushong is located at 38.6431°N, 96.2572°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bushong is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66833.

Bushong occupies a quiet expanse of the Flint Hills, where the tallgrass prairie stretches toward the horizon in a muted palette of amber and sage. It lies 17.0 miles north-northwest of Emporia, KS (from Emporia, KS: bearing 346°T), and is situated 12.7 miles east of Council Grove. The land here rises and falls with a rhythmic, geological patience, broken only by the thin, silver threading of Wrights Creek that cuts a path through the valley floor a mile away. Cottonwoods stand in sparse, wind-sculpted groves along the water’s edge, their leaves silvering under a sky that seems to possess more depth and clarity than the earth beneath it. To the west, the subtle rise of Gun Barrel Hill anchors the view, a constant, dark silhouette against the shifting light of dusk that renders the surrounding grassland into a sea of shadow and gold.

Bushong persists as a remnant of the expansive agricultural ambitions that once defined the plains, maintaining a character shaped by the steady, demanding cycles of the harvest. The architecture of the region reflects a history of survival, with weathered limestone structures standing as quiet witnesses to decades of prairie wind and seasonal extremes. While the economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding fields, the pace of life is dictated by the slow turning of the seasons rather than the frantic pulse of industry. For those seeking the solitude of the open landscape, the nearby Lyon State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area offers a respite, while the distant, tranquil surface of Lake Kahola provides a cooling contrast to the sun-baked intensity of the summer months.

About This Bushong Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bushong, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.643064, -96.25722. 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 Bushong includes the ZIP code (66833), telephone area code (913), county seat of Lyon County (Emporia), and school district assignment (North Lyon County Unified School District 251).

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.