Crestline Kansas Map

About Crestline, Kansas

Crestline is a locality in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 116. The population density is 25.1 people per km². Crestline is located at 37.1709°N, 94.7044°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 66739, 66728.

Crestline emerges from the flat expanses of the Kansas prairie as a quiet collection of structures defined by the vast, open sky above. It lies 16.6 miles south of Pittsburg, KS (from Pittsburg, KS: bearing 180°T), and is situated 7.7 miles west of Carl Junction. The horizon stretches thin and pale, broken only by the occasional silhouette of cottonwoods that gather along the banks of Shawnee Creek, a mile away, where the water moves with a sluggish, deliberate patience. To the west, the distant profile of Blue Mound interrupts the flatness, serving as a fixed point in a landscape that otherwise shifts color with the turning of the seasons, from the brittle gold of harvest to the stark, slate-gray of winter. The quality of light here is expansive, washing over the fields in a way that makes the earth seem larger and the air thinner than in more crowded corners of the world.

Crestline carries the quiet weight of a regional history rooted in the extraction and labor that once defined the surrounding soil. While the local economy has transitioned far from its early, industrious foundations, the remnants of that era persist in the layout of the land and the modest, unadorned architecture of the dwellings. Residents maintain a steady rhythm, often turning their attention toward the nearby Spring River Wildlife Area to observe the seasonal migrations that pass through the prairie grasses. A few miles further, the gentle depression of Reddish Hollow offers a subtle variation in the topography, while those seeking a greater expanse of water look toward Herr Lake. Life in Crestline is measured by the wind and the slow, cyclical turn of the agricultural year, providing a stillness that remains largely undisturbed by the frantic pace of the modern world.

About This Crestline Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Crestline, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.170893, -94.704398. 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 Crestline includes the ZIP code (66739, 66728), telephone area code (913), county seat of Cherokee County (Columbus), and school district assignment (Columbus Unified School District 493).

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.