Tecumseh Kansas Map

About Tecumseh, Kansas

Tecumseh is a locality in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 696. The population density is 75.3 people per km². Tecumseh is located at 39.0350°N, 95.5797°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 66542, 66607.

Tecumseh occupies a low-lying stretch of the Kansas River valley, where the land flattens into a persistent, fertile expanse of alluvial soil. It lies 5.3 miles east of Topeka, KS (from Topeka, KS: bearing 90°T), and is situated 19.2 miles west-northwest of Lawrence. Tecumseh Creek winds through the southern edge of the landscape, its banks shaded by the silver-green leaves of cottonwoods that shiver in the constant, restless breath of the plains. Beyond the immediate riparian corridor, the terrain rises into subtle, sun-bleached swells, punctuated on the distant horizon by the faint, rounded silhouette of Coon Point. The quality of light here is expansive and unsparing, washing over the fields in a pale, amber glow that makes the shadows of the late afternoon seem to stretch toward the very limits of the sky.

History in Tecumseh remains tied to the rhythmic cycles of rail and industry that once defined the corridors of the interior, leaving behind a quiet resilience in the architecture of its older buildings. The local economy has shifted from early agricultural labor to a more dispersed, modern pattern, yet the proximity of Perry Lake just to the north provides a consistent, quiet gravity for those who seek the water’s edge. Residents often find their way to Eastgate Park, a localized green space that offers a respite from the hum of passing commerce and the rhythmic vibration of freight trains moving through the valley. Life in Tecumseh follows the steady, predictable pulse of the seasons, where the turning of the soil and the arrival of winter frost dictate the pace of the days more surely than any clock.

About This Tecumseh Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tecumseh, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.034955, -95.57965. 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 Tecumseh includes the ZIP code (66542, 66607), telephone area code (913), county seat of Shawnee County (Topeka), and school district assignment (Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450).

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.