Cedar Kansas Map

About Cedar, Kansas

Cedar is a locality in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 11. The population density is 23.9 people per km². Cedar is located at 39.6572°N, 98.9404°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cedar is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 66018, 67628.

Cedar occupies a vast expanse of prairie where the horizon stretches thin and taut, pulled straight by the relentless Kansas wind. It lies 9.2 miles northwest of Olathe, KS (from Olathe, KS: bearing 318°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-southwest of Bonner Springs. The landscape is defined by the steady, unyielding presence of the plains, where the light at dusk turns the grasses into a sea of bruised gold and shadow. A mile from the center of town, Cedar Creek marks the earth with a narrow, winding ribbon of riparian shade, offering a cool respite from the heat that radiates off the dry soil. In the distance, the faint, jagged silhouette of Badger Ridge rises against the sky like a broken promise of elevation, while the nearby Kill Creek Streamway Trail offers a quiet path through the tallgrass for those who seek the solitude of the open ground.

Cedar persists as a testament to the endurance of those who first broke this heavy sod, their legacy preserved in the weathered limestone that still anchors the older structures against the elements. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, a cycle of planting and reaping that dictates the pace of every season. Residents often gather near the Cedar Creek Boat Ramp to watch the water catch the fading light, finding a particular beauty in the stillness that settles over the land after the machinery has gone quiet. Though Elmers Lake sits just a few miles away, the character of the place is shaped less by standing water and more by the expansive, shifting sky that dominates the view, reminding everyone that in Cedar, the weather is the only true architect of the day.

About This Cedar Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cedar, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.657233, -98.940359. 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 Cedar includes the ZIP code (66018, 67628), telephone area code (785), county seat of Johnson County (Olathe), and school district assignment (Smith Center Unified School District 237).

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.