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Ionia Kansas Map

Explore Ionia, Kansas, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Ionia, Kansas

How to Use This Ionia, Kansas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ionia, Kansas. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Kansas or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Ionia.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Ionia
State	Kansas (KS)
County	Jewell County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	39.6639
Longitude	-98.347557
Population	17
Density	6.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	66949
Area Code	913
County Seat	Mankato
School District	Rock Hills Unified School District 107

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About Ionia, Kansas

Ionia is a locality in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 17. The population density is 6.7 people per km². Ionia is located at 39.6639°N, 98.3476°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66949.

Ionia occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon stretches thin and taut under a vast, unclouded sky. It lies 69.2 miles northwest of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 326°T), and is situated 19.3 miles northwest of Beloit. Limestone Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its banks lined with the gnarled skeletons of cottonwoods that catch the low, honeyed light of late afternoon. To the west, the distant Blue Hills rise like a jagged, indigo promise against the fading sun, while the immediate landscape remains defined by fields that shift from the deep emerald of spring to the parched, golden stubble of harvest. Jewell County State Lake lies four miles away, offering a still, glassy mirror to the clouds, and the surrounding Jewell State Lake Wildlife Area serves as a sanctuary where the tallgrass ripples in the persistent wind like a sea of amber grain.

Ionia retains the steady, deliberate character of a place built upon the cycles of wheat and soil, where the economy remains tethered to the slow turn of the seasons. The architecture of the region reflects the enduring legacy of the prairie, with sturdy structures that stand as quiet witnesses to the cycles of drought and plenty that have defined the local history. Life in Ionia moves with a gravity born of necessity and deep roots, favoring a rhythm dictated by the sun’s arc rather than the frantic pace of the wider world. Even as the modern day asserts itself, there remains a lingering sense of the frontier in the way the air cools sharply at dusk, reminding those who reside here that they are stewards of a landscape that demands both respect and a quiet, steadfast resilience.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jewell State Lake Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 058° NE
Glen Elder Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 191° S
Glen Elder Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 9.3 mi, 190° S
Glen Elder State Park (State Park) — 9.9 mi, 185° S
Waconda Springs Replica (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 178° S
Bison Statue (Public Artwork) — 10.8 mi, 173° S
World's Largest Ball of Sisal Twine (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 203° SW
Sod and Stubble (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 224° SW
Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 313° NW
Chautauqua Park (Local Park) — 19.0 mi, 139° SE
Walronds Stockade (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 246° SW
Lovewell Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 21.1 mi, 038° NE
Lovewell State Park (State Park) — 22.6 mi, 041° NE
Statue of Liberty Replica (Monument) — 23.5 mi, 264° W
Guide Rock Diverson Dam (State Recreation Area) — 27.0 mi, 356° N
Nuckolls County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 031° NE
Brown Grand Opera House (Theatre) — 37.0 mi, 100° E
Union Pacific Depot (Museum) — 37.0 mi, 099° E
Cloud County Historical Museum (Museum) — 37.2 mi, 100° E
Train caboose (Museum) — 39.2 mi, 075° E
Republic County Historical Society (Museum) — 39.2 mi, 075° E
Amphitheatre (Arts Centre) — 39.9 mi, 073° E
Roy and Clara Miller's Park (Attraction) — 43.0 mi, 193° S
Harlow Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 44.4 mi, 166° S
Wilson Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 47.5 mi, 188° S
Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 52.2 mi, 277° W
Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 55.4 mi, 015° N
Ottawa State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 55.9 mi, 132° SE
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 77.0 mi, 347° N · 642 acres
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 78.5 mi, 016° N · 324 acres

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