Yale Kansas Map

About Yale, Kansas

Yale is a locality in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 60. The population density is 28.0 people per km². Yale is located at 37.4839°N, 94.6419°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66762.

Yale, Kansas, exhales a quiet breath onto rolling plains that stretch toward horizons often softened by the haze of distance. It lies 28.5 miles north-north-west of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 346°T), and is situated 6.1 miles north-east of Pittsburg. The land here, a mosaic of cultivated fields and wilder grasses, slopes gently, punctuated by the occasional cluster of cottonwoods that stand like patient sentinels against the vast Kansas sky. In the late afternoon, the light falls with a particular tenderness, painting the stubble of harvested wheat in hues of pale gold and rust, and lending a luminous quality to the dust motes dancing in the air above the unpaved lanes. The very air seems to hold a stillness, a deep exhale after the sun’s daily work, a profound quiet that allows the whisper of wind through the dry stalks to be heard as a song. The history of Yale is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the land they have worked for generations. This is a place where the rhythm of agriculture has long dictated the pulse of life, where the amber waves of grain were not just a poetic phrase but the very foundation of its sustenance. While no single, dominant industry defines it now, the legacy of farming, and perhaps a quiet nod to the coal mining that once sustained neighboring communities, lingers in the character of the place. The few businesses that remain, the general store and a friendly diner, serve as anchors, gathering points where stories are exchanged and the day’s small triumphs are acknowledged, a testament to a resilience forged in the open country.

About This Yale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Yale, Kansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.483937, -94.641904. 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 Yale and Crawford County.

Detailed location data for Yale includes the ZIP code (66762), telephone area code (913), county seat of Crawford County (Girard), and school district assignment (Frontenac Public Schools Unified School District 249). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Yale is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.