Grenola Kansas Map
Grenola, 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 Grenola, Elk County.
Interactive Map of Grenola, Kansas
| City | Grenola |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Elk |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.348643 |
| Longitude | -96.450564 |
| Population | 142 |
| Density | 123.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Grenola, Kansas
Grenola is a locality in Elk County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 142. The population density is 123.7 people per km². Grenola is located at 37.3486°N, 96.4506°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 67346.
Grenola rests in a wide, shallow valley where the Flint Hills begin to soften their rugged edges. It lies 46.9 miles east-south-east of Derby, KS (from Derby, KS: bearing 107°T), and is situated 16.9 miles east of Burden. The land here is a mosaic of gently rolling pastures, stitched with the darker green of tree lines that follow the intermittent creeks. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, golden shadows across the fields, illuminating the tawny grasses and the occasional flash of a red-tailed hawk circling overhead. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and sun-warmed hay, a perfume unique to this stretch of prairie country. The sky above Grenola is an immense canvas, often painted with dramatic cloud formations that build and dissipate with a silent, ceaseless energy. The history of Grenola is tied to the hardy souls who first broke this prairie soil, establishing farms and ranches that still define the landscape. The local economy, then and now, draws its sustenance from the land – cattle grazing on the abundant bluestem, and fields yielding crops that thrive under the Kansas sun. A sense of quiet perseverance permeates the place, a legacy of generations who learned to read the weather and respect the earth’s cycles. Though the railroad that once spurred its growth has long since faded, Grenola retains a certain stoic charm, a community that has weathered changes with a steady, unpretentious grace, its character as enduring as the weathered barn wood on its older structures.
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About This Grenola Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Grenola, 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 Grenola and Elk County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Grenola 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 Grenola 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. |
