Norcatur Kansas Map

About Norcatur, Kansas

Norcatur is a locality in Decatur County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 197. The population density is 78.3 people per km². Norcatur is located at 39.8369°N, 100.1879°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 67653.

Norcatur rests on a wide, gently rolling plain where the Kansas sky seems to stretch on forever, a vast canvas painted with the subtle hues of wheat fields and prairie grasses. It lies 83.4 miles south-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 225°T), and is situated 15.7 miles west of Norton. The land here is honest, a place of fertile soil that has been worked for generations, yielding crops that ripple in the breeze like a green and gold ocean. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint sweetness of ripening grain and the earthy aroma of the soil after a distant rain. Evenings bring a quiet magic, as the sun dips below the horizon, casting long shadows that stretch across the landscape and bathing everything in a soft, luminous light that hints at the vastness of the cosmos above. The history of Norcatur is written in the enduring spirit of its people and the quiet resilience of its economy, largely rooted in the cultivation of the surrounding fertile ground. This is a place where the land dictates the pace of life, where the success of the harvest is a shared concern and the rhythm of the seasons shapes daily existence. While Norcatur may not boast grand monuments, its character is defined by the quiet dignity of its homes, the steady hum of agricultural machinery during planting and harvest, and the enduring traditions that bind its residents together. The very essence of Norcatur is its connection to the earth, a profound understanding of the cycles of growth and renewal that have sustained this prairie settlement for so long.

About This Norcatur Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Norcatur, Kansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.836949, -100.187914. 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 Norcatur and Decatur County.

Detailed location data for Norcatur includes the ZIP code (67653), telephone area code (785), county seat of Decatur County (Oberlin), and school district assignment (Oberlin Unified School District 294). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Norcatur is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.