Elk Falls Kansas Map

About Elk Falls, Kansas

Elk Falls is a locality in Elk County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 113. The population density is 60.0 people per km². Elk Falls is located at 37.3673°N, 96.1886°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Elk Falls is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67345.

Elk Falls anchors itself upon the rugged limestone shelf of the Kansas prairie, where the persistent flow of Wildcat Creek carves a distinct path through the native grass and scrub oak. It lies 45.2 miles east-northeast of Winfield, KS (from Winfield, KS: bearing 79°T), and is situated 28.2 miles west-northwest of Independence. The landscape surrounding Elk Falls is defined by the sharp, abrupt transitions of the terrain, where weathered stone outcroppings break the long, horizontal reach of the plains. As evening approaches, the light stretches thin across the tallgrass, casting long, violet shadows that make the earth seem to inhale the cooling air. While the distant Chautauqua Hills rise like a faint, jagged promise on the southern horizon, the immediate environment remains intimate, shaped by the quiet endurance of the creek and the stubborn tenacity of the prairie flora.

History in Elk Falls is written in the heavy, hand-cut stone of its architecture, a testament to the early settlers who recognized the utility of the local geology for building their lives. The economy has long mirrored the cyclical nature of the surrounding fields, rooted in the rhythms of agriculture and the maintenance of the land that sustains it. Residents occasionally find respite at Polk Daniels Lake, a quiet expanse of water that serves as a mirror to the expansive, cloud-streaked sky, or they travel toward the Duck Creek Wildlife Area to observe the seasonal migrations of birds through the tallgrass. The pace of life here is dictated by the wind and the seasons, a steady, unadorned existence that values the weight of a handshake and the patience required to work the soil.

About This Elk Falls Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elk Falls, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.367264, -96.188604. 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 Elk Falls includes the ZIP code (67345), telephone area code (785), county seat of Elk County (Howard), and school district assignment (West Elk Unified School District 282).

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.