Muscotah Kansas Map
Muscotah, 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 Muscotah, Atchison County.
Interactive Map of Muscotah, Kansas
| City | Muscotah |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Atchison |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.552777 |
| Longitude | -95.521645 |
| Population | 141 |
| Density | 223.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Muscotah, Kansas
Muscotah is a locality in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 141. The population density is 223.5 people per km². Muscotah is located at 39.5528°N, 95.5216°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66058.
Muscotah rests upon a gentle swell of land, a quiet punctuation mark in the broad, green sweep of northeastern Kansas. It lies 35.8 miles north-north-east of Topeka, KS (from Topeka, KS: bearing 13°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south of Horton. The horizon here is a long, patient line, where the sky, a vast canvas of shifting blues and grays, meets fields of ripening corn and soybeans that shimmer like emerald waves under the sun's indifferent gaze. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild clover, a fragrance that seems to settle into the very bones of the place. Old farmhouses, their paint weathered to the soft hues of faded denim, dot the landscape, their porches stoops patiently awaiting the return of a slow-moving day. Even the wind, when it whispers through the tall prairie grass, seems to carry a hushed reverence for the stillness. The story of Muscotah is a quiet one, etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its settlers and the agricultural rhythms that have long defined its character. Founded by hardy souls drawn to the fertile prairie soil, Muscotah’s economy has always been tethered to the land, a testament to the bounty of the Kansas plains. The grain elevators, silent sentinels against the sky, recall a time when the harvest was the pulse of life, and the train tracks, though now less traveled, still hint at the vital arteries that once connected this inland haven to the wider world. In the heart of Muscotah, a modest main street tells its own tale, a collection of buildings that have witnessed generations pass, their facades bearing the patina of time and the resilience of a community that has learned to thrive in quiet perseverance.
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About This Muscotah Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Muscotah, 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 Muscotah and Atchison County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Muscotah 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 Muscotah 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. |
