Girard Kansas Map
Girard, Kansas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Girard, Crawford County.
Interactive Map of Girard, Kansas
| City | Girard |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Crawford |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.51116 |
| Longitude | -94.838022 |
| Population | 2,777 |
| Density | 447.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Girard, Kansas
Girard is a locality in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,777. The population density is 447.6 people per km². Girard is located at 37.5112°N, 94.8380°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66743.
Girard rests on a gently rolling landscape, the earth a rich, fertile brown, often softened by a fine dust that settles on everything like a muted blessing. It lies 34.5 miles north-north-west of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 329°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west-north-west of Frontenac. The sky above is vast, a boundless canvas where clouds drift in slow procession, catching the sun's slant in hues of rose and apricot as evening approaches. Here, the land is not dramatic, but possesses a quiet, enduring strength, a subtle resilience in the way the grasses bend and sway in the persistent breeze. The air carries the clean scent of turned soil and the distant, faint perfume of blooming wildflowers, a whisper of the natural world that surrounds the human endeavors within Girard. The history of Girard is deeply entwined with the earth it occupies, its founding spurred by the discovery of coal beneath these very fields. For decades, the rhythmic clang and rumble of mining operations were the heartbeat of this place, shaping its character and economy. While the deep seams have long since been exhausted, the legacy of those who worked the darkness remains, a quiet strength in the town's memory and the stoic faces of its residents. Today, agriculture continues to be a vital thread in the fabric of Girard, with fields of grain stretching towards the horizon, their golden heads nodding in unison under the wide Kansas sky. The local economy, though changed from its mining heyday, retains a grounded practicality, a focus on the enduring cycles of planting and harvest.
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About This Girard Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Girard, Kansas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Girard and Crawford County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Girard is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Girard is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 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. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
