Lone Elm Kansas Map

About Lone Elm, Kansas

Lone Elm is a locality in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. Lone Elm is located at 39.9583°N, 96.6559°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66039.

Lone Elm lies like a quiet sigh on the Kansas prairie, where the land itself seems to breathe with a slow, patient rhythm. It lies 53.7 miles north of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 355°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north of Marysville. The horizon here is a vast, unbroken canvas, painted with the subtle hues of ripening wheat and the deep, bruised purples of approaching twilight. Rolling fields, delineated by the faint, dark lines of fencerows, stretch to meet the immense sky, a dome that shifts from pale cerulean to fiery orange as the day yields to night. The air carries the dry, sweet scent of sun-baked earth and the distant, almost mournful lowing of cattle, a sound that seems to be absorbed by the boundless expanse. Even the lone elm, for which the place is named, stands not as a sentinel, but as a quiet observer, its branches etched against the immensity, a solitary testament to enduring presence. The story of Lone Elm is written in the very soil that sustains it, a history rooted in the westward expansion and the enduring spirit of those who sought a life on the fertile plains. For generations, the local economy has been intrinsically tied to the land, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence, the golden waves of grain a constant reminder of the bounty and the toil. This is a place where the past is not a relic, but a palpable presence, whispering through the clapboard houses and the sturdy, unpretentious buildings that line the main thoroughfare. The pace of life in Lone Elm is dictated by the seasons and the steady hum of tractors, a rhythm that fosters a deep sense of community, where neighbors know each other by name and the shared experience of the prairie binds them together.

About This Lone Elm Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lone Elm, Kansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.958336, -96.655855. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Lone Elm and Marshall County.

Detailed location data for Lone Elm includes the ZIP code (66518), telephone area code (913), county seat of Marshall County (Marysville), and school district assignment (Crest Unified School District 479). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Lone Elm is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.