Vermillion Kansas Map

About Vermillion, Kansas

Vermillion is a locality in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 76. The population density is 141.1 people per km². Vermillion is located at 39.7194°N, 96.2658°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Vermillion is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66544.

Vermillion emerges from the expanse of the Kansas plains as a collection of structures held together by the quiet endurance of the prairie wind. It lies 40.5 miles north-northeast of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 24°T), and is situated 13.3 miles southwest of Seneca. The Black Vermillion River carves a deliberate path through the landscape nearby, its banks lined with the persistent silhouettes of cottonwoods that lean against a vast, open sky. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the horizon remains dominated by the flat, golden sweep of wheat fields, broken only by the distant, subtle rise of Twin Mounds fifteen miles away. The light here at dusk possesses a singular clarity, turning the tallgrass amber and casting long, sharp shadows that seem to anchor the buildings firmly to the earth.

Agriculture dictates the pulse of Vermillion, where the rhythm of the seasons is measured in the planting and the harvest. The local economy relies on the stubborn fertility of the soil, a legacy that survives from the early days of settlement when pioneers first broke the dense sod. Life moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, far removed from the bustle of larger centers, though residents occasionally seek the solitude of the Nemaha Wildlife Area thirteen miles away or the quiet margins of Mission Creek Reservoir. History remains etched in the grain of the weathered siding and the steady, honest labor of those who remain, ensuring that Vermillion retains its character as a place where the work of the day is sufficient and the silence of the night is absolute.

About This Vermillion Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Vermillion, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.719443, -96.265841. 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 Vermillion includes the ZIP code (66544), telephone area code (913), county seat of Marshall County (Marysville), and school district assignment (Vermillion Unified School District 380).

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.