Elgin Kansas Map
Explore Elgin, Kansas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Elgin, Kansas
How to Use This Elgin, Kansas Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Elgin, Kansas. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Kansas or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Elgin.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Elgin |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Chautauqua County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.004496 |
| Longitude | -96.276661 |
| Population | 60 |
| Density | 118.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 67361 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| County Seat | Sedan |
| School District | Chautauqua County Community Unified School District 286 |
About Elgin, Kansas
Elgin is a locality in Chautauqua County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 60. The population density is 118.8 people per km². Elgin is located at 37.0045°N, 96.2767°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Elgin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67361.Elgin occupies a quiet corner of the plains where the earth ripples into the subtle, grass-covered rises of the Chautauqua Hills. It lies 42.2 miles east of Arkansas City, KS (from Arkansas City, KS: bearing 95°T), and is situated 24.1 miles northwest of Bartlesville. The landscape around Elgin is defined by the steady, unyielding presence of the prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and the light at dusk turns the tallgrass into a sea of muted gold. Just a mile away, the Caney River carves a serpentine path through the soil, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that lean toward the water as if listening to its slow, rhythmic passage. To the north, the rugged, rocky terrain of the Hulah Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of wild space, while the distant, hidden grace of Butcher Falls provides a rare, vertical interruption to the otherwise level expanse of the region.
History in Elgin remains tied to the endurance of the land and the quiet persistence of those who chose to make a life amidst the vast, wind-swept stretches of the interior. The economy reflects a long-standing reliance on the rhythm of the seasons and the husbandry of the plains, where the labor of the day is often dictated by the temperament of the sky. Life moves with a deliberate, measured pace, far removed from the clamor of larger centers, allowing the character of the place to reveal itself in the simple architecture of the local buildings and the enduring strength of its residents. While Sedan City Lake provides a nearby point of reflection for the traveler, the true essence of Elgin is found in the way the wind moves across the plains, carrying the scent of dry earth and the promise of a long, quiet night.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Hulah Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 180° S
- Hulah Lake (Recreation Area) — 4.8 mi, 120° SE
- Osage Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 199° S
- Greater Flint Hills (Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 199° S
- Greater Flint Hills Fee (Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 194° S
- Copan Lake (Recreation Area) — 17.5 mi, 104° E
- Osage Hills State Park (State Park) — 18.1 mi, 164° S
- Caney Valley Speedway (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 086° E
- Civilian Conservtion Corps and Osage Hills State Park Pawhuska - Bartlesville, Oklahoma (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 165° S
- Drummond Lodge (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 222° SW
- Chief James Bigheart Statue (Public Artwork) — 23.4 mi, 188° S
- Osage County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 187° S
- Pawhuska Veteran Memorial (Monument) — 23.9 mi, 187° S
- At&sf No.940 (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 136° SE
- Bartlesville Art Assocations (Arts Centre) — 24.1 mi, 136° SE
- 66 Sculpture (Monument) — 24.4 mi, 137° SE
- Bartlesville Gravity Hill (Attraction) — 28.2 mi, 146° SE
- Elk City State Park (State Park) — 31.5 mi, 059° NE
- Le Hunt Cement Plant (Historic Ruins) — 33.8 mi, 057° NE
- Spencer/Rounds Performing Arts Theatre (Theatre) — 36.2 mi, 087° E
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About This Elgin Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elgin, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.004496, -96.276661. 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 Elgin includes the ZIP code (67361), telephone area code (785), county seat of Chautauqua County (Sedan), and school district assignment (Chautauqua County Community Unified School District 286).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
