Mentor Kansas Map

About Mentor, Kansas

Mentor is a locality in Saline County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 101. The population density is 100.8 people per km². Mentor is located at 38.7406°N, 97.6031°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 67416, 67401.

Mentor emerges from the vast, golden expanse of the Kansas plains as a quiet intersection of sky and soil, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun whole. It lies 6.9 miles south of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 176°T), and is situated 12.2 miles north-northeast of Lindsborg. The landscape surrounding Mentor is defined by the steady, rhythmic persistence of the wheat fields, which ripple under the constant push of the wind like a sea of amber stalks. A mile away, the thin, winding ribbon of Dry Creek cuts through the earth, its banks shaded by the silver-green leaves of cottonwoods that lean toward the water’s edge. Seven miles to the west, the Smoky Hills rise in soft, hazy silhouettes against the dusk, grounding the sky and providing a permanent, jagged anchor to the otherwise leveling view.

Mentor carries the weight of a long agricultural history, its character forged by the stubborn resilience of those who first broke the prairie sod. The local economy remains tethered to the health of the harvest, with the daily pulse of the place dictated by the turning seasons and the quiet hum of grain elevators. For those seeking a moment of respite, the grounds of Jerry Ivey Park offer a localized sanctuary four miles away, while those traveling further afield might find the distant waters of Gas Lake catching the afternoon light. Life in Mentor unfolds with an unforced gravity, where the clarity of the air and the immense, open dome of the heavens make the small, daily labors of its people feel like part of a larger, enduring cycle.

About This Mentor Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mentor, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.74056, -97.603091. 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 Mentor includes the ZIP code (67416, 67401), telephone area code (785), county seat of Saline County (Salina), and school district assignment (Southeast of Saline Unified School District 306).

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.