Denison Kansas Map

About Denison, Kansas

Denison is a locality in Jackson County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 146. The population density is 503.3 people per km². Denison is located at 39.3917°N, 95.6280°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Denison is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66419.

Denison emerges from the wide, persistent Kansas sky where the horizon stretches thin and taut over the prairie floor. It lies 23.9 miles north of Topeka, KS (from Topeka, KS: bearing 6°T), and is situated 7.7 miles southeast of Holton. North Cedar Creek carves a shallow, winding path through the heavy soil nearby, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that shiver and sway in the constant, restless wind. The land here holds the quiet weight of the plains, where the light at dusk turns the tall grasses into a sea of muted bronze, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the subtle, rhythmic swell of the earth. Four miles away, the waters of Nebo Lake offer a still, reflective reprieve from the open expanse, bordered by the quiet, uncultivated acreage of the Nebo State Lake Wildlife Area.

Denison carries the quiet gravity of a place built upon the labor of the soil, reflecting a history defined by the relentless turning of the seasons and the sturdy endurance of its inhabitants. The local economy remains anchored to the surrounding fields, where the cyclical promise of the harvest dictates the pace of the days and the character of the work. Life in Denison moves with the deliberate, measured cadence of a grain elevator’s hum against a clear afternoon, a rhythm sharpened by the memory of dry years and the resilience required to thrive in such an exposed landscape. Far to the south, the distant silhouette of Peanaz Hill haunts the hazy edge of the view, a reminder of the vast, varied geometry of the region that defines the space Denison occupies.

About This Denison Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Denison, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.391664, -95.628036. 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 Denison includes the ZIP code (66419), telephone area code (913), county seat of Jackson County (Holton), and school district assignment (Holton Unified School District 336).

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.