Edson Kansas Map

About Edson, Kansas

Edson is a locality in Sherman County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 17. The population density is 9.3 people per km². Edson is located at 39.3372°N, 101.5404°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 67733.

Edson occupies a vast, level expanse where the horizon stretches into an uninterrupted line, defining a landscape dominated by the quiet rigor of the high plains. It lies 101.0 miles north-northwest of Garden City, KS (from Garden City, KS: bearing 339°T), and is situated 9.1 miles east of Goodland. The earth here is a muted palette of tawny grasses and deep, fertile soil, punctuated only by the occasional silhouette of a cottonwood tracing the path of South Fork Sappa Creek. Sunlight in Edson possesses a crystalline clarity, sharpening the edges of every fence post and grain elevator against a sky that seems to possess more depth than the ground itself. During the late afternoon, the wind carries a persistent, dry hum, a reminder of the immense distance between the town and the distant, hazy rise of the Red Hills.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Edson, its lifeblood drawn from the golden yields of wheat that ripple across the surrounding fields like a slow, deliberate tide. The local economy is a reflection of this agrarian rhythm, a cycle of planting and harvest that has sustained families through decades of shifting weather and changing markets. While the pace of life favors the deliberate over the frantic, the proximity of Roadside Park offers a modest space for pause, a small patch of managed green against the broader, wilder prairie. History in Edson is not written in grand monuments but in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of its buildings and the enduring resilience of those who cultivate the land, finding a distinct, spare beauty in the persistence of the plains.

About This Edson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Edson, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.337224, -101.540445. 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 Edson includes the ZIP code (67733), telephone area code (785), county seat of Sherman County (Goodland), and school district assignment (Goodland Unified School District 352).

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.