Towanda Kansas Map
Towanda, Kansas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Towanda, Butler County.
Interactive Map of Towanda, Kansas
| City | Towanda |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Butler |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.797517 |
| Longitude | -96.999758 |
| Population | 1,668 |
| Density | 737.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Towanda, Kansas
Towanda is a locality in Butler County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,668. The population density is 737.0 people per km². Towanda is located at 37.7975°N, 96.9998°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 67144.
Towanda lies cradled by the gentle, sweeping contours of the Kansas prairie, a place where the sky seems to stretch infinitely in all directions. It lies 19.8 miles east-north-east of Wichita, KS (from Wichita, KS: bearing 68°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-east of Andover. The land here breathes an ancient quiet, a vast expanse of cultivated fields and native grasses that ripple under the ceaseless wind, broken only by the occasional stand of cottonwood trees lining the shallow creek beds. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a mixture of sun-baked earth and ripening grain, and in the late afternoon, the light often takes on a golden hue, softening the sharp edges of the horizon and casting long, languid shadows across the fields. The character of Towanda is etched in this open landscape, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have coaxed life from its fertile, yet often challenging, soil. This part of Butler County, Kansas, has long been shaped by the rhythm of agriculture, its economy fundamentally tied to the bounty of the land, with wheat and cattle being perennial staples. The history of Towanda is a quiet one, mirroring the development of the surrounding prairie, marked by the steady expansion of homesteads and the eventual establishment of a settled community. While no grand historical monuments mark its past, the very fabric of Towanda is woven from the lives of generations who worked the soil, their efforts a continuous narrative of resilience and adaptation. The local schoolhouse, though perhaps no longer in its original form, stands as a silent sentinel to the importance of education and community gathering, a reminder of the shared experiences that have bound the people of Towanda together through the years.
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About This Towanda Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Towanda, Kansas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Towanda and Butler County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Towanda is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Towanda is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
