Earlton Kansas Map

About Earlton, Kansas

Earlton is a locality in Neosho County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 60. The population density is 144.8 people per km². Earlton is located at 37.5881°N, 95.4691°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Earlton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66720.

Earlton occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas plains where the earth stretches toward a vast, high-domed sky. It lies 43.6 miles west-northwest of Pittsburg, KS (from Pittsburg, KS: bearing 287°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south of Chanute. The terrain is defined by the steady, rhythmic rise of the land, punctuated three miles away by the singular silhouette of Long Mound, which anchors the horizon against the shifting patterns of the clouds. Two miles to the west, the Elk River carves a narrow, verdant vein through the soil, its banks lined with the silver-limbed cottonwoods that lean into the prevailing breeze. Four miles from the center of Earlton, the stillness of Santa Fe Lake mirrors the amber light of late afternoon, while nearby, the grounds of Santa Fe Park offer a space where the tallgrass ripples in waves, indifferent to the slow passage of hours.

Earlton grew from the ambitions of settlers who sought prosperity in the deep, fertile loam that has long defined the local economy. The legacy of the wheat harvest remains the pulse of the region, visible in the weathered grain elevators that stand as sentinels above the flat, horizon-bound fields. Daily life here maintains a deliberate pace, colored by the practical demands of agriculture and the resilient memory of those who weathered the droughts and winds of previous generations. In the quiet streets of Earlton, the shadow of the limestone architecture reminds the observer of a time when the labor of the hand was the primary currency of the plains, ensuring that the character of the place remains firmly rooted in the grit and grace of the prairie.

About This Earlton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Earlton, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.588107, -95.469147. 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 Earlton includes the ZIP code (66720), telephone area code (913), county seat of Neosho County (Erie), and school district assignment (Chanute Public Schools Unified School District 413).

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.