Herndon Kansas Map

About Herndon, Kansas

Herndon is a locality in Rawlins County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 119. The population density is 145.9 people per km². Herndon is located at 39.9097°N, 100.7852°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Herndon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67739.

Herndon occupies a quiet expanse of the high plains where the land stretches toward a flat, infinite horizon, broken only by the persistent, rhythmic swaying of wheat and the occasional, solitary cottonwood. It lies 105.5 miles northwest of Hays, KS (from Hays, KS: bearing 313°T), and is situated 21.9 miles south-southwest of McCook. Beaver Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its presence marked by a slight deepening of the soil’s color and the thin, verdant ribbon of vegetation that clings to the banks. The air here holds a particular clarity, especially at dusk when the fading light turns the vast sky into a bruised violet, casting long, thin shadows that seem to stretch across the open fields until they vanish into the deepening gray of the prairie. Beyond the immediate vicinity, the terrain is defined by the absence of obstruction, allowing the relentless wind to dictate the movement of the clouds and the subtle shifts in the seasonal temperature.

Herndon carries the weight of a long agricultural legacy, its identity forged in the stubborn soil and the cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the pace of life. While the local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding farms, the character of the settlement is shaped by the memory of those who first broke the sod, transforming the open grassland into a landscape of patterned fields. Those seeking the company of nature often travel to Sappa Park, while the curious may look toward the distant, rugged features of East Oak Canyon for a sense of the region's deeper geological history. Life in Herndon moves with a deliberate, quiet intensity, reflecting a resilience that persists long after the harvest has been gathered and the machinery has been stilled for the winter.

About This Herndon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Herndon, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.909726, -100.785152. 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 Herndon includes the ZIP code (67739), telephone area code (785), county seat of Rawlins County (Atwood), and school district assignment (Rawlins County Unified School District 105).

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.