Bushton Kansas Map

About Bushton, Kansas

Bushton is a locality in Rice County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 201. The population density is 381.9 people per km². Bushton is located at 38.5125°N, 98.3953°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 67427.

Bushton unfolds across a landscape etched by wind and sun, a quiet scattering of homes and businesses against the vast, breathing canvas of the Kansas prairie. It lies 40.1 miles north-west of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 321°T), and is situated 15.6 miles north-west of Lyons. Here, the earth rolls gently, a sea of amber and gold when the wheat ripens, its subtle contours hinting at the long, slow sculpting by water and time. The sky, a boundless dome, seems to press down, then recede, its moods shifting from the piercing blue of midday to the bruised purples and soft oranges of evening, painting the horizon with a hushed, ephemeral beauty. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of well-worn roads and the distant, sweet perfume of blooming wildflowers in the summer months. The history of Bushton is a story told in grain elevators and the quiet industry of agriculture, a place where the land has always dictated the pace of life. Founded by settlers drawn to the fertile soil, its economy remains deeply rooted in the cultivation of wheat and other grains, the rhythmic cycles of planting and harvest shaping the community's rhythm. You can almost hear the echoes of bygone harvests in the wind that sighs through the empty fields, a testament to generations who coaxed sustenance from this prairie soil. While not a place of grand monuments, Bushton offers a distinctive character, a resilience forged in the open, unadorned expanse of central Kansas, where the simple act of living is itself a quiet triumph.

About This Bushton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bushton, Kansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.51251, -98.395345. 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 Bushton and Rice County.

Detailed location data for Bushton includes the ZIP code (67427), telephone area code (785), county seat of Rice County (Lyons), and school district assignment (Central Plains Unified School District 112). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Bushton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.