Waverly Kansas Map

About Waverly, Kansas

Waverly is a locality in Coffey County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 574. The population density is 302.8 people per km². Waverly is located at 38.3939°N, 95.6030°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Waverly is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66871.

Waverly emerges from the expanse of the plains as a quiet intersection of earth and sky, defined by the persistent, unhurried flow of Rock Creek as it traces a path through the tallgrass. It lies 23.7 miles southwest of Ottawa, KS (from Ottawa, KS: bearing 230°T), and is situated 15.7 miles north-northeast of Burlington. The land around Waverly stretches toward the horizon in a vast, muted palette of ochre and green, where the wind shapes the tallgrass into shifting patterns that mimic the movement of water. In the distance, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Sand Hills breaks the flatness of the skyline, standing as a silent sentinel over the fields. The air here holds a clarity that turns the evening light into a thin, golden veil, softening the edges of the cottonwoods that lean toward the banks of the creek. To the west, the subtle depression of Lane Hollow suggests a deeper history of water and soil, carving a gentle geometry into the otherwise level prairie.

Waverly sustains itself through the steady, seasonal cycles of agriculture, a rhythm established long ago by those who broke the sod to plant their lives in the heavy, dark soil. The economy remains tethered to the harvest, drawing its strength from the local fields that have seen generations of labor and the quiet, stubborn endurance of a farming life. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the proximity to Melvern Lake and the nearby Melvern Recreation Area provides a space where the pace of the day slows further, allowing the land to reclaim its stillness. The legacy of the region is written in the modest, sturdy architecture that stands against the frequent winds, reflecting a character forged by the necessity of adaptation. Life in Waverly moves with the deliberate focus of a place that understands its place in the landscape, valuing the quiet continuity of the work at hand and the expansive, uninterrupted quiet of the plains.

About This Waverly Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waverly, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.393905, -95.603039. 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 Waverly includes the ZIP code (66871), telephone area code (913), county seat of Coffey County (Burlington), and school district assignment (Lebo-Waverly Unified School District 243).

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.