Madison Kansas Map

About Madison, Kansas

Madison is a locality in Greenwood County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 689. The population density is 455.5 people per km². Madison is located at 38.1356°N, 96.1358°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Madison is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66860.

Madison rests upon a landscape defined by the expansive, rhythmic reach of the Flint Hills, where the tallgrass prairie stretches toward a horizon that seems to inhale the sky. It lies 18.7 miles south of Emporia, KS (from Emporia, KS: bearing 172°T), and is situated 21.7 miles west of Burlington. The Verdigris River carves a quiet, meandering path only a mile from the center, its banks lined with cottonwoods that catch the golden, heavy light of late afternoon. To the west, the subtle elevation of Texaco Hill breaks the otherwise level plains, standing as a solitary sentinel over the expanse. The air here carries the scent of dry earth and sun-warmed stems, a stillness that is only ever broken by the persistent, restless movement of the wind across the grasses.

Madison grew from the ambition of those who sought to cultivate the stubborn, fertile soil, and today the local economy remains tethered to the cycles of agriculture and the rhythms of the land. The heritage of the region is preserved in the nearby Hamilton Fossil Quarry, a site that offers a glimpse into the ancient, silent epochs that preceded the current prairie. Residents often look toward Olpe City Lake for respite, a modest expanse of water that reflects the shifting clouds of the Kansas sky. Life in Madison moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, honoring a history built on endurance and the quiet, steady labor of those who call these plains their own.

About This Madison Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Madison, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.135577, -96.135829. 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 Madison includes the ZIP code (66860), telephone area code (913), county seat of Greenwood County (Eureka), and school district assignment (Madison-Virgil Unified School District 386).

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.