WaKeeney Kansas Map
WaKeeney, 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 WaKeeney, Trego County.
Interactive Map of WaKeeney, Kansas
| City | WaKeeney |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Trego |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.025008 |
| Longitude | -99.879566 |
| Population | 1,852 |
| Density | 397.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About WaKeeney, Kansas
WaKeeney is a locality in Trego County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,852. The population density is 397.9 people per km². WaKeeney is located at 39.0250°N, 99.8796°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 67672.
WaKeeney rises from the Kansas prairie, a scattering of buildings against a vast, unbroken horizon. It lies 88.2 miles north of Dodge City, KS (from Dodge City, KS: bearing 5°T), and is situated 18.2 miles west-north-west of Ellis. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, not dramatic hills, but a slow, deliberate swell that seems to cradle the sky. Fields of wheat, gold under the relentless sun, stretch to meet the blue immensity, broken only by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees, their leaves whispering secrets in the constant breeze. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of the road and the distant sweetness of ripening grain. Evenings here are painted with a slow, deliberate palette of rose and lavender as the sun dips below the earth's curved edge, casting long, inky shadows that stretch and distort the familiar shapes of grain elevators and water towers. WaKeeney’s roots are deeply entwined with the westward expansion, a waypoint along the railroad that brought settlers and commerce to this fertile, if windswept, expanse. The local economy, traditionally anchored in agriculture, still pulses with the rhythm of planting and harvest, the grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to generations of farmers who have coaxed life from this rich, dark soil. The Trego County Historical Museum, housed in the handsome old courthouse, offers a tangible link to the past, a place where the stories of pioneers and the burgeoning cattle industry are preserved. The town’s character is one of quiet resilience and a steadfast connection to the land, a place where the pace of life is dictated less by the ticking clock and more by the turning of the seasons.
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About This WaKeeney Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of WaKeeney, 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 WaKeeney and Trego County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for WaKeeney 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 WaKeeney 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. |
