Quenemo Kansas Map

About Quenemo, Kansas

Quenemo is a locality in Osage County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 288. The population density is 250.4 people per km². Quenemo is located at 38.5797°N, 95.5269°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Quenemo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66528.

Quenemo occupies a low, expansive stretch of prairie where the horizon seems to pull the sky down until it brushes the tops of the tallgrass. It lies 14.2 miles west of Ottawa, KS (from Ottawa, KS: bearing 260°T), and is situated 16.6 miles east-southeast of Osage City. The Marais des Cygnes River carves a deliberate, muddy path through the terrain, its banks lined with the gnarled, silvered trunks of cottonwoods that lean toward the water as if listening to its slow movement. To the west, the distant elevation of the Sand Hills breaks the flatness of the plains, a faint violet suggestion against the afternoon light. Just a short distance away, the stillness of Pomona Lake catches the sun, offering a glassy, reflective contrast to the restless, wind-swept fields that define the broader landscape.

Quenemo bears the quiet weight of its origins as a rail-side stop, where the rhythms of the local economy have long been dictated by the yield of the soil and the persistence of the seasons. While the bustle of the early transit era has receded, the legacy remains in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that lines the streets, echoing a time when the surrounding farmland provided the primary pulse of the region. Residents often find their way to the nearby Pomona Recreation Area when the heat of the Kansas summer settles heavy over the fields, seeking a moment of respite near the water. Life in Quenemo moves with a deliberate, steady cadence, anchored by the cycles of the harvest and the deep, quiet endurance of those who stay to watch the shadows lengthen across the plains of Lane Hollow.

About This Quenemo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Quenemo, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.579733, -95.526926. 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 Quenemo includes the ZIP code (66528), telephone area code (913), county seat of Osage County (Lyndon), and school district assignment (Marais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 456).

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.