Tescott Kansas Map

About Tescott, Kansas

Tescott is a locality in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 235. The population density is 365.1 people per km². Tescott is located at 39.0081°N, 97.8756°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 67484.

Tescott sits on the gentle swell of the Kansas prairie, a place where the sky feels vast enough to swallow the horizon. It lies 18.3 miles north-west of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 309°T), and is situated 12.0 miles south-west of Minneapolis. Fields of wheat, gold and green in their season, stretch out like a rumpled quilt under that immense cerulean dome, their rows a testament to patient cultivation. A few sturdy oak trees, survivors of wind and time, offer islands of shade against the sun's insistent gaze, their leaves rustling with secrets only the wind understands. The air here often carries the clean scent of drying grasses and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a quiet symphony of the land at work. The houses, many with porches that invite lingering, seem to hunker down against the occasional prairie gale, their paint faded by years of sun and kissed by the dust that blows in from the fields. The story of Tescott is written in the soil and the slow, deliberate pace of its people. It grew out of the westward expansion, a waypoint for those seeking fertile ground and a life built by hand. The local economy, deeply rooted in agriculture, still turns on the cycles of planting and harvest, the grain elevators standing like silent sentinels over the bounty of the land. While the world rushes by on highways far from its quiet streets, Tescott maintains a character shaped by generations of farmers and families who understood the value of community and the resilience of the prairie spirit. The local church steeple, a slender finger pointing skyward, remains a focal point, a constant reminder of the enduring faith that has seen Tescott through droughts and prosperity alike.

About This Tescott Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tescott, Kansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.008059, -97.875598. 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 Tescott and Ottawa County.

Detailed location data for Tescott includes the ZIP code (67484), telephone area code (785), county seat of Ottawa County (Minneapolis), and school district assignment (Twin Valley Unified School District 240). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Tescott is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.