Douglass Kansas Map

About Douglass, Kansas

Douglass is a locality in Butler County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,555. The population density is 565.3 people per km². Douglass is located at 37.5195°N, 97.0128°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Douglass is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67039.

Douglass stretches across the flat expanse of the Kansas plains, where the horizon pulls the sky taut over fields of wheat and native grasses. It lies 14.1 miles east of Derby, KS (from Derby, KS: bearing 97°T), and is situated 7.2 miles east-southeast of Rose Hill. The Walnut River carves a quiet, meandering path only a mile away, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that tremble in the persistent, restless wind. To the west, the subtle rise of the land suggests the distant, hazy silhouette of the Cup and Saucer Hills, while the air carries the dry, earthen scent of a landscape shaped by vast, open space. The light at dusk here possesses a particular clarity, turning the gray-brown prairie into a canvas of bruised gold and deep violet, as if the land itself were holding its breath against the coming night.

Douglass remains defined by the legacy of the settlers who broke this ground, their presence still echoed in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the older streets. The local economy persists in a slow, deliberate dialogue with the soil, sustained by the rhythms of agriculture that have dictated the pace of life since the town’s inception. Residents might seek respite at Shorty Cox Park, a small patch of green stillness that offers a reprieve from the relentless work of the fields. Though the world beyond moves with a frantic urgency, the people of Douglass maintain a quiet dignity, finding a peculiar beauty in the way the seasons color the plains and the knowledge that, despite the distance to the bustle of larger horizons, the fundamental character of the land remains unchanged.

About This Douglass Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Douglass, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.519464, -97.012815. 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 Douglass includes the ZIP code (67039), telephone area code (785), county seat of Butler County (El Dorado), and school district assignment (Douglass Public Schools Unified School District 396).

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.