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Corning Kansas Map

Explore Corning, Kansas, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Corning, Kansas

How to Use This Corning, Kansas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Corning, Kansas. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Kansas or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Corning.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityCorning
StateKansas (KS)
CountyNemaha County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude39.657219
Longitude-96.029442
Population212
Density269.3 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code66417
Area Code913
County SeatSeneca
School DistrictVermillion Unified School District 380

About Corning, Kansas

Corning is a locality in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 212. The population density is 269.3 people per km². Corning is located at 39.6572°N, 96.0294°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Corning is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66417.

Corning emerges from the vast, open expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon stretches thin and taut like a pulled wire. It lies 43.7 miles northeast of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 41°T), and is situated 12.4 miles south of Seneca. The South Fork Big Nemaha River carves a quiet, persistent path through the surrounding fields, its banks lined with the gnarled, silver-barked cottonwoods that sway in the relentless, dry wind. Sunlight here possesses a singular, heavy clarity, turning the golden wheat into a shimmering, metallic sea that reflects the shifting moods of the sky. In the distance, the landscape holds its breath, waiting for the evening light to deepen the shadows across the unyielding earth, a reminder that the land remains the primary architect of every silhouette that defines Corning.

History in Corning remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the iron pulse of the rail lines that once anchored its growth. The local economy persists as a quiet conversation between the farmer and the unpredictable seasons, maintaining a legacy built upon the deep, dark loam of the prairie. Beyond the immediate fields, the Nemaha Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary of native grasses and quiet solitude, providing a stark contrast to the structured rows of modern agriculture. While the nearest recreational waters of Sabetha City Lake lie miles away, the daily life here finds its own measure, governed by the slow turn of the seasons and the enduring resilience of those who call these plains their own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Nemaha Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 005° N
  • Crucifix (Public Artwork) — 15.7 mi, 054° NE
  • Jackson County Museum (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 131° SE
  • Holton Community Theatre (Theatre) — 20.7 mi, 130° SE
  • Prairie Lake Park (Local Park) — 21.2 mi, 122° SE
  • Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No. 1 And Wildlife (State Recreation Area) — 23.7 mi, 238° SW
  • Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 23.9 mi, 238° SW
  • Jeffery Energy Center Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 24.7 mi, 189° S
  • Windmill (Monument) — 25.2 mi, 012° N
  • Totem Pole (Monument) — 25.6 mi, 011° N
  • Tuttle Creek Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 26.2 mi, 265° W
  • Historic Caretakers Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 27.1 mi, 086° E
  • California-Oregon Trail Historical Marker (Monument) — 27.7 mi, 227° SW
  • Historic Brown County Jail (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 063° NE
  • Frances Sewell Plamann History Center (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 063° NE
  • Hiawatha Area Arts and Theater Society (Theatre) — 29.4 mi, 063° NE
  • Brown County Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 063° NE
  • Jeffrey Energy Center Overlook (Viewpoint) — 29.9 mi, 192° S
  • Brown County Ag Museum (Museum) — 30.0 mi, 064° NE
  • HCC Art at the Barn (Arts Centre) — 32.1 mi, 066° NE
  • Perry Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 32.3 mi, 123° SE
  • Monument to the Ice Age (Attraction) — 33.5 mi, 273° W
  • Missile Silo Home (Attraction) — 34.5 mi, 208° SW
  • Tuttle Creek State Parks (State Park) — 39.2 mi, 230° SW
  • Leary Site (Historic Ruins) — 41.2 mi, 055° NE
  • West Lawn Memorial Gardens (Attraction) — 43.4 mi, 165° S
  • Indian Cave State Park (State Park) — 47.5 mi, 031° NE
  • Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.1 mi, 056° NE · 15k acres
  • Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 69.3 mi, 068° E · 3,906 acres

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About This Corning Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Corning, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.657219, -96.029442. 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 Corning includes the ZIP code (66417), telephone area code (913), county seat of Nemaha County (Seneca), and school district assignment (Vermillion Unified School District 380).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.