Herkimer Kansas Map

About Herkimer, Kansas

Herkimer is a locality in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 54. The population density is 22.2 people per km². Herkimer is located at 39.8911°N, 96.7111°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66508.

Herkimer endures as a quiet anchor upon the broad, open expanse of the Kansas plains, where the horizon stretches thin and taut like a pulled wire. It lies 49.4 miles north of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 351°T), and is situated 4.8 miles northwest of Marysville. Raemer Creek carves a shallow, verdant ribbon through the surrounding soil, its banks lined with the rough, silver-barked cottonwoods that shudder and sigh when the relentless prairie wind gains momentum. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, honeyed weight, clinging to the stalks of winter wheat and casting long, bruised shadows that deepen the silence of the flatlands. To the north, the distant silhouette of Indian Mound rises as a solitary, immovable sentinel against the vastness of the sky, while the quiet waters of Vitosh Reservoir wait nine miles away, holding the reflection of the clouds in a stillness that contrasts with the constant motion of the grasses.

Herkimer carries the hushed gravity of an agricultural legacy, its existence tied to the rhythm of the harvest and the patient labor of the soil. The economy remains rooted in the cycles of the land, a testament to a resilience forged in the wake of historical droughts that once tested the spirit of the early settlers. Residents often look toward the quiet acreage of Unknown Park for respite, finding a measure of calm five miles away from the center of the daily grind. Life in Herkimer moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, defined by the clatter of machinery during the season of reaping and the stark, architectural beauty of the region’s limestone foundations. It is a place where the air tastes of dry earth and impending change, and where the people recognize the land not as a static backdrop, but as a living participant in their own ongoing story.

About This Herkimer Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Herkimer, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.891114, -96.711133. 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 Herkimer includes the ZIP code (66508), telephone area code (913), county seat of Marshall County (Marysville), and school district assignment (Marysville Unified School District 364).

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.