Sycamore Kansas Map

About Sycamore, Kansas

Sycamore is a locality in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 70. The population density is 13.9 people per km². Sycamore is located at 37.3270°N, 95.7155°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 67363.

Sycamore emerges from the vast, open expanse of the prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to possess its own immense, unyielding weight. It lies 55.8 miles west of Pittsburg, KS (from Pittsburg, KS: bearing 264°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north of Independence. The land here is defined by the persistent, restless wind that pushes against the tallgrass and ripples across the fields, carrying the scent of dry earth and sun-warmed limestone. Only a mile away, the Verdigris River carves a slow, meditative path through the landscape, its banks lined with the gnarled, silver-barked cottonwoods that thrive in the rich silt. To the west, the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Chautauqua Hills anchor the view, while the proximity of Elk City Lake provides a subtle, expansive stillness to the surrounding basin.

Sycamore carries the quiet gravity of a place that has long measured time by the cycles of the harvest and the slow turning of the seasons. The local economy remains anchored to the soil, reflecting a history of endurance that persists in the austere, functional architecture of the region. Residents often find their way toward the recreational reprieve offered by Elk City State Park, where the transition from farmland to protected woodland marks the boundary between industry and the wilder, scrub-oak terrain. Life in Sycamore moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, defined by the small, necessary labors of a community that understands its place within the singular, immense geography of the plains.

About This Sycamore Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sycamore, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.327008, -95.715536. 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 Sycamore includes the ZIP code (67363), telephone area code (785), county seat of Montgomery County (Independence), and school district assignment (Independence Unified School District 446).

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.