Mapleton Kansas Map

About Mapleton, Kansas

Mapleton is a locality in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 96. The population density is 74.7 people per km². Mapleton is located at 38.0150°N, 94.8836°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mapleton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66754.

Mapleton occupies a quiet stretch of the Kansas prairie where the horizon widens into an endless, pale blue dome. It lies 42.9 miles north-northwest of Pittsburg, KS (from Pittsburg, KS: bearing 347°T), and is situated 15.4 miles northwest of Fort Scott. Baker Branch winds through the low-lying terrain near the edge of the settlement, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that lean against the persistent, restless wind. To the west, the silhouette of Guthrie Mountain rises as a solitary, weathered sentinel against the sky, grounding the landscape in a stillness that feels ancient. The air here holds the dry, sweet scent of tallgrass, and as the sun drops, it casts a long, amber glow that turns the fields into a sea of shifting bronze, making the earth seem vast and unburdened.

Mapleton remains tethered to the rhythm of the land, its economy deeply rooted in the cycles of the harvest and the patient labor of those who work the surrounding plains. The local character is built upon a foundation of endurance, echoing the resilience of generations who broke this ground long ago. While the bustle of larger hubs feels worlds away, the inhabitants find a steady sense of place in the simple architecture of their streets and the proximity to the quiet, open spaces of the region. Those seeking the wider outdoors often look toward the distant grounds of Bridal Veil Park or the reflective surface of Johnson Lake, yet the true life of the locality persists in the everyday work of the fields and the slow, deliberate pace of a life lived close to the soil.

About This Mapleton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mapleton, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.015034, -94.883578. 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 Mapleton includes the ZIP code (66754), telephone area code (913), county seat of Bourbon County (Fort Scott), and school district assignment (Uniontown Unified School District 235).

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.