Holton Kansas Map

About Holton, Kansas

Holton is a locality in Jackson County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,401. The population density is 490.7 people per km². Holton is located at 39.4653°N, 95.7364°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Holton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66436.

Holton unfolds across a vast, amber-hued expanse where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 29.0 miles north of Topeka, KS (from Topeka, KS: bearing 354°T), and is situated 33.5 miles west-southwest of Atchison. The horizon stretches in a flat, relentless reach, interrupted only by the sudden, sharp silhouette of distant Peanaz Hill that haunts the far western edge of the vista. A mile away, the sluggish, rhythmic pulse of Elk Creek carves a thin ribbon through the soil, its banks lined with the silver-leafed shivering of cottonwoods that catch the low, heavy light of a waning afternoon. At the center of it all, Courthouse Park serves as the quiet anchor of the grid, a patch of maintained green where the shadows of limestone blocks grow long and violet as the sun dips behind the plains.

Holton holds the quiet weight of its origins in the enduring strength of its central limestone architecture, a material pulled from the very bedrock that defines the regional economy of agriculture and trade. The legacy of the land is measured in the steady turning of seasons, where the local pace remains dictated by the harvest and the persistent, restless wind that scours the fields. Residents move through their days with a deliberate stillness, acknowledging the historical gravity of the county seat while looking toward the distant, shimmering surface of Prairie Lake. Life here operates with a singular, grounded clarity, reflecting a landscape that demands resilience and offers, in return, a sprawling, unfiltered connection to the horizon.

About This Holton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Holton, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.465272, -95.736372. 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 Holton includes the ZIP code (66436), telephone area code (913), county seat of Jackson County (Holton), and school district assignment (Holton Unified School District 336).

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.