Elkhart Kansas Map
Explore Elkhart, Kansas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Elkhart, Kansas
| City | Elkhart |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Morton County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.008079 |
| Longitude | -101.890166 |
| Population | 1,888 |
| Density | 354.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 67950 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| County Seat | Elkhart |
| School District | Elkhart Unified School District 218 |
About Elkhart, Kansas
Elkhart is a locality in Morton County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,888. The population density is 354.9 people per km². Elkhart is located at 37.0081°N, 101.8902°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Elkhart is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67950.Elkhart stretches across a vast, high-plains expanse where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 53.5 miles west of Liberal, KS (from Liberal, KS: bearing 268°T), and is situated 31.9 miles northwest of Guymon. The landscape around Elkhart is defined by the Cimarron National Grassland, which anchors the horizon with a quiet, rugged persistence, while the subtle depression of Pasture Number Thirtythree marks the land with an ancient, tectonic patience. A mile away, the modest channel of Happy Ditch carves a thin, seasonal line through the topsoil, its presence felt more in the lush, dark green of the cottonwood leaves it sustains than in any roar of water. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, metallic gold, illuminating the dust motes that dance in the constant, restless wind.
History in Elkhart is measured in the resilience of those who stayed after the great storms, their legacy etched into the limestone of the local courthouse and the steady, cyclical labor of the wheat harvest. The regional economy remains tethered to the rhythmic output of the soil, a cycle punctuated by the distant, ghostly echoes of the Santa Fe Trail that once drew travelers across these same relentless plains. Life moves with an unpretentious gravity, influenced by the proximity of the Cimarron National Grassland, where the wild prairie grasses still sway with a pre-settlement freedom. Those seeking the stillness of deeper water might travel twelve miles to Wilburton Pond, yet most find sufficient meaning in the vast, open theater of the horizon, where the day’s end brings a profound, hollow silence that settles over the fields like a heavy blanket.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Cimarron National Grassland (National Grassland) — 0.5 mi, 168° S · 109k acres
- Point of Rocks (Viewpoint) — 7.1 mi, 338° N
- Eight Mile Corner (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 263° W
- Comanche National Grassland (National Grassland) — 24.0 mi, 270° W · 444k acres
- Lesser-Prairie Chicken Habitat Zoological Area (National Conservation Area) — 24.0 mi, 270° W · 9,303 acres
- Burchfield Lake State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 27.4 mi, 339° N
- Thompson Park (Local Park) — 31.2 mi, 136° SE
- Campo Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 37.7 mi, 276° W
- Cimmaronosaurus (Public Artwork) — 39.1 mi, 242° SW
- War Memorial (Monument) — 39.1 mi, 242° SW
- Optima Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 41.3 mi, 120° SE
- Optima Lake (Recreation Area) — 43.6 mi, 120° SE
- The Oslo Community (Monument) — 44.6 mi, 153° SE
- Sherman County Depot Museum (Museum) — 47.6 mi, 192° S
- Kiowa/Rita Blanca (Park) — 48.1 mi, 201° S
- Public Shooting Range (Attraction) — 50.6 mi, 292° W
- CRIP Depot (Attraction) — 53.5 mi, 087° E
- Black Mesa State Park & Nature Preserve (State Park) — 54.8 mi, 259° W
- Petrified Log Exhibit (Attraction) — 56.1 mi, 259° W
- Arkalon Park (State Recreation Area) — 61.2 mi, 083° E
- Balko School (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 66.9 mi, 113° SE
- Meyer's Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze (Theme Park) — 67.4 mi, 196° S
- Hamilton County Museum (Museum) — 67.6 mi, 006° N
- Stationmasters House Museum (Museum) — 67.9 mi, 145° SE
- Hamilton State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 70.2 mi, 003° N
- Kearny County Rodeo Grounds (Attraction) — 72.4 mi, 027° NE
- Museum of the Plains (Museum) — 73.1 mi, 124° SE
- Amache Museum (Museum) — 76.4 mi, 343° N
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About This Elkhart Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elkhart, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.008079, -101.890166. 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 Elkhart includes the ZIP code (67950), telephone area code (785), county seat of Morton County (Elkhart), and school district assignment (Elkhart Unified School District 218).
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 | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
