Sylvan Grove Kansas Map

About Sylvan Grove, Kansas

Sylvan Grove is a locality in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 291. The population density is 291.8 people per km². Sylvan Grove is located at 39.0095°N, 98.3942°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sylvan Grove is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67481.

Sylvan Grove occupies a quiet expanse of the high plains, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a vault of immense, shifting sky. It lies 43.7 miles west-northwest of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 286°T), and is situated 26.2 miles east-northeast of Russell. The Saline River carves a deliberate path through the earth less than a mile from the surveyed riverbed, its presence marked by the silver-green shivering of cottonwoods that break the monotony of the open prairie. To the west, the land rises in subtle, rhythmic swells, while the distant silhouette of Williams Butte anchors the view, a solitary reminder of the geological endurance that defines this region. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar clarity, bleaching the tallgrass to a pale straw color and casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the tectonic patience of the Kansas landscape.

Sylvan Grove maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, rooted in a history of agrarian resilience that favors the slow accumulation of harvest cycles over the haste of modern commerce. The local economy persists as a quiet partnership with the soil, sustained by the surrounding wheat fields that ripple in the wind like a golden, terrestrial tide. Residents often look toward the Wilson Recreation Area, just five miles away, or the nearby waters of Wilson Lake, finding in these spaces a necessary pause from the labor of the plains. Despite the changing pressures of the century, a persistent sense of stillness remains, as if the town itself were a deliberate anchor against the vast, restless motion of the prairie wind.

About This Sylvan Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sylvan Grove, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.009454, -98.394228. 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 Sylvan Grove includes the ZIP code (67481), telephone area code (785), county seat of Lincoln County (Lincoln Center), and school district assignment (Sylvan Grove Unified School District 299).

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.