South Haven Kansas Map

About South Haven, Kansas

South Haven is a locality in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 324. The population density is 125.2 people per km². South Haven is located at 37.0520°N, 97.4053°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. South Haven is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67140.

South Haven anchors the flat, expansive horizon of the Kansas plains where the earth meets a vast and unobstructed sky. It lies 20.2 miles west of Arkansas City, KS (from Arkansas City, KS: bearing 268°T), and is situated 14.9 miles south of Wellington. Spring Creek carves a quiet, thin path through the soil nearby, its banks lined with the occasional silver-leafed cottonwood that leans against the persistent pressure of the wind. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Cup and Saucer Hills provide a jagged interruption to the otherwise level grade of the surrounding farmland. The air carries the dry, clean scent of turned earth and ripening stalks, changing texture as the sun drops low and turns the fields into a palette of burnt orange and deep violet. Travelers who venture thirteen miles north may find respite in the greenery of Wellington City Park, though the immediate surroundings of South Haven remain defined by the rhythmic, seasonal toil of the harvest.

Agriculture dictates the pulse of life here, with grain elevators standing as the primary sentinels over a landscape shaped by wheat cycles and the steady endurance of its inhabitants. South Haven maintains a grounded character, reflecting a history built on the resilience of homesteaders who learned to thrive in the shadow of the Dust Bowl’s legacy. While the convenience of Lake Blackwell lies only six miles away for those seeking a quiet stretch of water, the true economy remains tethered to the productivity of the soil and the local rail lines that move the bounty of the plains toward distant markets. The pace of the day moves in tandem with the light, shifting from the early, sharp clarity of dawn to the deep, silent stillness that settles over the prairie after dark. Architecture is modest and functional, favoring limestone foundations that have weathered decades of temperature extremes, grounding the residents in a place that values consistency over spectacle.

About This South Haven Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of South Haven, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.05197, -97.405324. 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 South Haven includes the ZIP code (67140), telephone area code (785), county seat of Sumner County (Wellington), and school district assignment (South Haven Unified School District 509).

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.