Hillsdale Kansas Map

About Hillsdale, Kansas

Hillsdale is a locality in Miami County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 247. The population density is 62.5 people per km². Hillsdale is located at 38.6597°N, 94.8502°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 66071, 66036.

Hillsdale occupies a quiet stretch of earth where the horizon pulls tight against the sky, defined by the slow, persistent movement of Ten Mile Creek as it carves a path through the prairie soil. It lies 11.2 miles south-southeast of Gardner, KS (from Gardner, KS: bearing 158°T), and is situated 5.9 miles south-southwest of Spring Hill. Cottonwoods stand in ragged, silver-barked rows along the water, their leaves turning a frantic, brittle gold when the autumn wind begins its steady work across the plains. Beyond the creek, the land stretches out in a series of subtle, earth-toned folds that catch the long, honeyed light of late afternoon, casting shadows that seem to stretch toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Sand Hills. Two miles away, the Hillsdale Recreation Area offers a reprieve from the open expanse, providing a space where the stillness of the Kansas landscape is interrupted only by the rustle of dry grass or the sudden flight of a hawk circling above the tallgrass.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Hillsdale, an economy built upon the heavy, dark soil that demands a steady hand and a long memory. The rhythm of the days here is dictated by the seasons of planting and harvest, a cycle that has persisted for generations without much need for fanfare or change. Nearby, the water of Paola Lake sits heavy and still, acting as a mirror for the vast, unencumbered sky that dictates the temperament of the year. Life in Hillsdale moves with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, where the weight of history is felt in the simple architecture of the barns and the way the locals recognize the sound of a neighbor’s truck on the gravel road. It is a place where the land does not ask for attention, preferring instead to exist in a state of quiet, utilitarian grace that rewards those who take the time to notice the way the light settles over the fields at dusk.

About This Hillsdale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hillsdale, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.659733, -94.85024. 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 Hillsdale includes the ZIP code (66071, 66036), telephone area code (913), county seat of Miami County (Paola), and school district assignment (Paola Unified School District 368).

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.