Cedar Kansas Map

About Cedar, Kansas

Cedar is a locality in Smith 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 quiet expanse of high plains where the North Fork Solomon River carves a slow, deliberate path through the tawny earth. It lies 57.6 miles north-northeast of Hays, KS (from Hays, KS: bearing 21°T), and is situated 21.5 miles east-southeast of Phillipsburg. The landscape around Cedar stretches toward a horizon defined by the persistent, restless motion of wind moving across dry grasses and open fields. Cottonwoods stand as sentinels along the riverbed, their silver-backed leaves shivering in the afternoon heat, while the distant silhouette of Blue Mound breaks the flat, expansive line of the sky. In the softening light of dusk, the prairie takes on a muted, amber hue, revealing the subtle textures of a land that has been shaped by the slow accumulation of seasons and the quiet persistence of the elements.

Agriculture serves as the steady pulse of life in Cedar, a place where the economy remains deeply tied to the rhythm of the soil and the cycles of the harvest. The proximity of Kirwin Reservoir, ten miles away, offers a rare concentration of water in an otherwise arid expanse, serving as a vital sanctuary for migrating birds and a seasonal respite for those who work the surrounding wheat fields. History here is found in the weathered wood of grain elevators and the enduring resilience of the people, who maintain a pace of life that favors patience over haste. Cedar remains a place of understated character, where the vastness of the Kansas sky acts as a constant, looming presence, grounding the daily labor of the residents in the immense, unchanging geography of the plains.

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 Smith County (Smith Center), 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.