Waterville Kansas Map

About Waterville, Kansas

Waterville is a locality in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 658. The population density is 516.4 people per km². Waterville is located at 39.6911°N, 96.7475°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Waterville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66548.

Waterville occupies a vast stretch of the Kansas plains where the horizon pulls the sky downward to meet the earth in a seamless, unbroken line. It lies 36.3 miles north-northwest of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 345°T), and is situated 11.7 miles south-southwest of Marysville. The land here is defined by its austere, horizontal reach, broken only by the thin, dark veins of cottonwood trees that trace the path of the Little Blue River just a mile from the center. Beyond the town limits, the terrain rises toward the distant silhouette of Indian Mound, a solitary landmark that interrupts the flat expanse of prairie. To the west, the quiet surface of Idlewild Lake reflects the changing moods of the clouds, while the nearby Tuttle Creek Recreation Area provides a expanse of open space where the wind carries the dry, sweet scent of tallgrass across the fields.

Waterville grew from the steady labor of those who broke the stubborn sod to harness the fertility of the soil, anchoring an economy that remains tied to the cycles of harvest and seasonal growth. The architecture of the older streets reveals a reliance on native limestone, a material pulled from the ground that lends a cool, gray permanence to the buildings that have weathered decades of sun and storm. Life in Waterville moves at a pace dictated by the requirements of the farm and the movement of the seasons, maintaining a quiet consistency that favors utility over ornament. On late afternoons, the light turns a deep, bruised gold, illuminating the grain silos and the modest storefronts, casting long shadows across the pavement as the work of the day winds down into the silence of the Great Plains.

About This Waterville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waterville, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.691112, -96.747519. 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 Waterville includes the ZIP code (66548), telephone area code (913), county seat of Marshall County (Marysville), and school district assignment (Valley Heights Unified School District 498).

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.