Wakefield Kansas Map

About Wakefield, Kansas

Wakefield is a locality in Clay County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 858. The population density is 666.6 people per km². Wakefield is located at 39.2164°N, 97.0188°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wakefield is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67487.

Wakefield commands a quiet expanse where the Republican River carves a deliberate path through the tawny, sun-bleached prairie. It lies 15.8 miles northwest of Junction City, KS (from Junction City, KS: bearing 324°T), and is situated 12.7 miles northwest of Fort Riley. The land stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Arnold Divide, grounding the horizon in a stillness that feels both ancient and immediate. Here, the earth is composed of tallgrass and deep, fertile soil that catches the amber light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across the fields. Because Wakefield resides within the boundaries of the Milford Recreation Area, the landscape is defined by the expansive waters of Milford Lake, which mirror the shifting Kansas sky and provide a vast, open expanse that hums with the movement of migratory birds and the persistent, restless wind.

Wakefield maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasonal cycles of agriculture and the steady, quiet stewardship of its inhabitants. Established as a center for those drawn to the promise of the plains, the economy remains rooted in the productivity of the surrounding farms and the recreational draw of the nearby waters. The legacy of early settlement persists in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that defines the local character, a testament to a life lived in harmony with the temperamental weather and the endurance required by the prairie. In the quiet hours of the morning, the air holds a crisp, clean clarity that sharpens the edges of the grain silos and the limestone outcrops, reminding any traveler that Wakefield is a place where the scale of the world is measured by the width of the sky and the tenacity of the roots beneath the soil.

About This Wakefield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wakefield, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.21639, -97.018779. 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 Wakefield includes the ZIP code (67487), telephone area code (785), county seat of Clay County (Clay Center), and school district assignment (Clay Center Unified School District 379).

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.