Mound City Kansas Map
Mound City, Kansas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Mound City, Linn County.
Interactive Map of Mound City, Kansas
| City | Mound City |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Linn |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 38.142807 |
| Longitude | -94.813573 |
| Population | 768 |
| Density | 289.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Mound City, Kansas
Mound City is a locality in Linn County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 768. The population density is 289.3 people per km². Mound City is located at 38.1428°N, 94.8136°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66056.
Mound City rests in a landscape carved by wind and water, where rolling prairie gives way to the gentle slopes that define Linn County’s western edge. It lies 48.7 miles south-south-west of Belton, MO (from Belton, MO: bearing 198°T), and is situated 6.1 miles west-south-west of Pleasanton. The land here breathes with an openness that suggests vast horizons, the sky a constant, shifting canvas. Fields of grain, gold or green depending on the season, stretch out like rumpled blankets, broken only by the darker, richer lines of trees that follow the meandering courses of hidden creeks. The air, especially in the quiet hours of late afternoon, carries a scent of sun-baked earth and distant hay, a subtle perfume of the rural heartland. Even the shadows seem to possess a certain density, pooling in the hollows and along the edges of the weathered barns that dot the countryside. The history of Mound City is as deeply rooted as the prairie grasses, its economy tied to the fertile soil that has sustained generations of farmers. Originally platted in the mid-19th century, it grew slowly, a steady beacon for those who worked the land. The local economy, though modest, remains anchored in agriculture – cattle graze on pastureland, and crops are harvested with a diligence born of tradition. There are no grand monuments, no bustling universities, but a quiet dignity pervades the place. The few businesses that line the main street serve the needs of the residents, their doors opening to a steady, unhurried flow of daily life. It is a place where the past is not a distant echo but a living presence, felt in the enduring spirit of its people and the quiet strength of the land itself.
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About This Mound City Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Mound City, Kansas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Mound City and Linn County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Mound City is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Mound City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
