Kelly Kansas Map

About Kelly, Kansas

Kelly is a locality in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 27. The population density is 43.3 people per km². Kelly is located at 39.7378°N, 96.0033°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66538.

Kelly reveals itself as a quiet intersection of open prairie where the South Fork Big Nemaha River carves a shallow, rhythmic path through the persistent Kansas soil. It lies 48.4 miles west-northwest of Atchison, KS (from Atchison, KS: bearing 285°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-southeast of Seneca. The landscape here is defined by wide, expansive horizons that seem to pull the sky down until it brushes the tops of the swaying grasses, a terrain where the wind dictates the movement of every leaf and stalk. Just a mile away, the Nemaha Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary of uncultivated brush and trees, providing a subtle contrast to the surrounding fields that stretch toward the distant, faint silhouette of Albany Hill. At dusk, the light loses its sharp edge, turning the vast expanse into a bruised lavender that makes the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of the region appear as if it might simply dissolve into the darkening earth.

Kelly functions as a steady anchor for the agricultural rhythms that have defined this geography for generations, favoring the patient work of the plow and the seasonal cycles of the grain harvest over the frantic pace of the modern world. While the economy remains deeply rooted in the productivity of the soil, the presence of the South Fork Big Nemaha River serves as a constant, quiet reminder of the area’s underlying vitality. Residents often look toward Sabetha City Lake when seeking a reprieve from the relentless stillness of the plains, yet the true character of the place is found in the way the air holds the scent of turned dirt and drying stalks. Life in Kelly proceeds with a deliberate, measured gravity, where the weight of history is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring resilience of those who continue to cultivate this singular, windswept stretch of the country.

About This Kelly Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kelly, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.737775, -96.003331. 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 Kelly includes the ZIP code (66538), telephone area code (913), county seat of Nemaha County (Seneca), and school district assignment (Nemaha Unified School District 115).

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.