Stark Kansas Map
Stark, Kansas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Stark, Neosho County.
Interactive Map of Stark, Kansas
| City | Stark |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Neosho |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.690046 |
| Longitude | -95.143033 |
| Population | 63 |
| Density | 58.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Stark, Kansas
Stark is a locality in Neosho County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 63. The population density is 58.2 people per km². Stark is located at 37.6900°N, 95.1430°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66775.
Stark unfolds across a gentle sweep of southeastern Kansas prairie, where the land rolls with a quiet confidence, hinting at the subtle dips and rises that define its character. It lies 54.3 miles north-west of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 321°T), and is situated 17.2 miles east of Chanute. The sky here feels impossibly vast, a boundless canvas that shifts from the pale, washed-out blues of midday to the deep, bruised purples and fiery oranges of an approaching dusk, painting the horizon with a raw, untamed beauty. Fields of wheat and soybeans stretch out like a rumpled blanket, their greens and golds catching the light, punctuated by the darker, more rugged patches of native grasses and scattered woodlands that hug the low-lying draws and creek beds, remnants of a wilder past. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and sun-baked vegetation, a perfume unique to this particular stretch of the plains. The history of Stark is tied to the fertile earth and the quiet tenacity of those who have worked it, a story etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the subtle shifts of its economy. Once, the whisper of the railroad likely brought a different kind of hum to this place, a promise of connection and commerce that has since softened into the steady, predictable rhythm of agricultural life. Today, the land remains the primary employer, a silent partner in the cultivation of crops that feed and sustain, while the scattered homes and modest businesses speak of a community that values practicality and neighborly connection. There are no grand avenues or bustling marketplaces in Stark, but rather the quiet satisfaction of a day's work done, the slow unfolding of seasons, and the enduring, almost imperceptible, pulse of life on the prairie.
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About This Stark Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Stark, Kansas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Stark and Neosho County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Stark is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Stark is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
