Nortonville Kansas Map

About Nortonville, Kansas

Nortonville is a locality in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 601. The population density is 538.4 people per km². Nortonville is located at 39.4167°N, 95.3336°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Nortonville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66060.

Nortonville occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon stretches thin and flat beneath an immense, pale sky. It lies 15.2 miles southwest of Atchison, KS (from Atchison, KS: bearing 228°T), and is situated 31.4 miles northeast of Topeka. The land here possesses a steady, rhythmic quality, defined by the slow migration of shadows across fields that shift from the deep, verdant green of early summer to the muted, straw-colored gold of the harvest. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Little Stranger Creek trace a slender, winding path through the silt, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that tremble in the persistent prairie breeze. While Sentinel Hill stands as a distant, hazy silhouette against the western sky, the immediate vicinity remains dominated by the expansive, open character of the regional topography, providing a sense of space that feels both vast and profoundly anchored.

Nortonville maintains a character shaped by the steady, industrious pulse of local agriculture, where the daily concerns of the soil and the season dictate the rhythm of life. The legacy of the nineteenth-century settlers remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that defines the local streetscape, a testament to a time when survival and community were forged in equal measure. Residents often look toward the nearby Perry Recreation Area for respite, finding a familiar solace in the open air that defines the regional landscape. Though the modern economy has evolved, the connection to the land remains the primary thread of existence, creating a quiet resilience that persists even as the seasons turn and the tallgrass of the surrounding plains bends under the weight of the wind.

About This Nortonville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Nortonville, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.416665, -95.333584. 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 Nortonville includes the ZIP code (66060), telephone area code (913), county seat of Jefferson County (Oskaloosa), and school district assignment (Jefferson County North Unified School District 339).

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.