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Decatur County.

Decatur County has 893.5 square miles of land in Kansas. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Decatur County: Rolling Plains and Breaks, Flat to Rolling Plains.

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Bank of Oberlin building, in Oberlin, Kansas; seen from the southeast. — Decatur County, Kansas
A VIEW OF THE AREA

Bank of Oberlin building, in Oberlin, Kansas; seen from the southeast. — Decatur County, Kansas

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THE SETTINGRolling Plains and Breaks
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS30 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Decatur County on the map

THE DECATUR COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Rolling Plains and Breaks setting.

Decatur County has 893.5 square miles of land in Kansas. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Decatur County: Rolling Plains and Breaks, Flat to Rolling Plains.

These plains are lower and somewhat more irregular than the High Plains to the west. Their grassland setting includes rolling terrain and a transition toward greater rainfall in the east.

Regional context: Central Great Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Decatur County intersects 2 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Rolling Plains and Breaks97.4%
  2. Flat to Rolling Plains2.6%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

High Plains in Decatur County

Broad, comparatively smooth plains distinguish the High Plains from neighboring broken terrain. The natural grassland setting is drier and higher than the Central Great Plains to the east.

Read the regional source ↗

Finding your parcel within Decatur County

The atlas lists 30 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Decatur County, including Sappa, Lyon, Roosevelt. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Decatur County

Decatur County by land and water

The Census records 0.63 square miles of water within Decatur County, or 0.1% of its total area. That share is close to Decatur County’s 0.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Decatur County has 467.8 times the land area of nearby Oberlin city (1.91 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Norton County, Rawlins County, Sheridan County, Thomas County within Kansas. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Decatur County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Decatur County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Decatur County. The county includes 30 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Rolling Plains and Breaks setting

Rolling Plains and Breaks belongs to Central Great Plains. Do the parcel outline and topographic map show an open plain, a drainage corridor or a more broken tract? The wider county also reaches High Plains; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond Oberlin

Oberlin is 4.7 miles northwest of the Decatur County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Decatur County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON DECATUR COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 39.7835° N, 100.4597° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Decatur County ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Decatur County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Rolling Plains and Breaks

Explore the agency mapping behind the Central Great Plains context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Kansas landowner resources

Kansas Master Well Inventory

Kansas Geological Survey portal combining several state groundwater-well datasets.

Kansas Floodplain Viewer

State viewer for current effective floodplain mapping and related information.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Decatur County.

Oberlin lies about 4.7 miles northwest of Decatur County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Decatur County in context

NSEWOberlin · 4.7 miles1Custer · 5.5 miles2Altory · 5.9 miles3Olive · 6.1 miles4Oberlin · 6.5 miles5Jennings · 8.2 miles6OUTER RING: 8.2 MILES
  1. 1
    Oberlin4.7 mi · city
  2. 2
    Custer5.5 mi · legal township
  3. 3
    Altory5.9 mi · legal township
  4. 4
    Olive6.1 mi · legal township
  5. 5
    Oberlin6.5 mi · legal township
  6. 6
    Jennings8.2 mi · legal township
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Kansas; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Allisonlegal township
Altorylegal township
Bassettvillelegal township
Beaverlegal township
Centerlegal township
Claytoncity
Cooklegal township
Custerlegal township
Dresdencity
Dresdenlegal township
Finleylegal township
Garfieldlegal township
Grantlegal township
Harlanlegal township
Jenningscity
Jenningslegal township
Libertylegal township
Lincolnlegal township
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Decatur County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Decatur County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Decatur County. Decatur County’s 893.5 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Rolling Plains and Breaks describe all of Decatur County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 2 regional units; Rolling Plains and Breaks is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Oberlin as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 4.7 miles northwest of Decatur County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Decatur County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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Your land in Decatur County.
Your next chapter.

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