Niotaze Kansas Map

About Niotaze, Kansas

Niotaze is a locality in Chautauqua County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 90. The population density is 93.9 people per km². Niotaze is located at 37.0737°N, 96.0136°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Niotaze is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67355.

Niotaze occupies a quiet stretch of land where the prairie yields to the steady, unadorned presence of Lake Creek. It lies 22.6 miles north of Bartlesville, OK (from Bartlesville, OK: bearing 355°T), and is situated 19.8 miles west-southwest of Independence. The water carves a path through the soil, drawing a dark, wandering line past the town’s edge, shadowed by the persistent growth of cottonwoods that lean toward the current. To the west, the horizon is anchored by the modest silhouette of Round Mound, a solitary rise that breaks the otherwise flat expanse of the tallgrass plains. Sunlight here possesses a particular weight, casting long, amber shadows across the fields as the day wanes and the wind shifts, carrying the dry, clean scent of earth and cured grass.

Niotaze emerged from the expansion of the railways, a consequence of the iron rails that once dictated the pulse of commerce across these plains. The economy maintains a steady, tethered relationship with the land, echoing the agricultural rhythms that have defined the region for generations. Residents look toward the nearby Copan Wildlife Management Area for the quietude of open space, while the distant reaches of Sorghum Hollow and the waters of Copan Lake serve as reminders of the geography that frames daily life. The pace remains deliberate, marked by the changing seasons and the persistent, quiet labor of those who remain, finding a certain grace in the endurance of a place that asks for little but offers a deep, grounded sense of belonging.

About This Niotaze Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Niotaze, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.073677, -96.013595. 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 Niotaze includes the ZIP code (67355), telephone area code (785), county seat of Chautauqua County (Sedan), and school district assignment (Caney Valley Unified School District 436).

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.