Talmage Kansas Map

About Talmage, Kansas

Talmage is a locality in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 78. The population density is 307.3 people per km². Talmage is located at 39.0250°N, 97.2606°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 67482.

Talmage stretches across the vast, sun-bleached expanse of the central plains, where the horizon remains a relentless, unbroken line drawn in pale gold and dust. It lies 22.8 miles northeast of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 56°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north-northwest of Abilene. Mud Creek traces a narrow, serpentine path through the low-lying terrain, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that tremble whenever the persistent Kansas wind gathers force. During the long, violet-shadowed hours of dusk, the light here softens, turning the dry grasses into a sea of muted bronze that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped away. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape remains open and exposed, though the distant rise of North Pole Mound offers a singular, faint interruption to the otherwise level reach of the earth.

Talmage preserves the quiet endurance of a settlement built upon the cycles of the harvest and the steady, rhythmic labor of the seasons. The local economy remains tethered to the surrounding wheat fields, a landscape shaped by the memory of hard years and the enduring resilience of those who cultivate the heavy soil. While the pace of life maintains a deliberate, measured stillness, the proximity of Bicentennial Park provides a modest connection to the wider natural world, and for those seeking the stillness of water, State Lake remains the primary gathering place for the region. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture that stands against the weather, reflecting a culture that values the quiet dignity of a day’s work and the expansive, uncrowded silence of the plains.

About This Talmage Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Talmage, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.024997, -97.260577. 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 Talmage includes the ZIP code (67482), telephone area code (785), county seat of Dickinson County (Abilene), and school district assignment (Abilene Unified School District 435).

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.