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Ellis County has 899.9 square miles of land in Kansas. The mapped landscape region in Ellis County is Rolling Plains and Breaks.

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Natural-color aerial photograph of land around Ellis County, Kansas
THE LAND FROM ABOVE

A closer look at Ellis County, Kansas · USDA NAIP aerial photography

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Land around Ellis County, Kansas from above

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THE SETTINGRolling Plains and Breaks
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS10 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Ellis County on the map

THE ELLIS COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Rolling Plains and Breaks setting.

Ellis County has 899.9 square miles of land in Kansas. The mapped landscape region in Ellis County is Rolling Plains and Breaks.

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

Finding your parcel within Ellis County

The atlas lists 10 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Ellis County, including Buckeye, Big Creek, Herzog. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Ellis County

Ellis County by land and water

The Census records 0.44 square miles of water within Ellis County, or 0% of its total area. That share is close to Ellis County’s 0%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Ellis County has 102.9 times the land area of nearby Hays city (8.74 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Ness County, Osborne County, Rooks County, Rush County, Russell County, Trego 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
Ellis 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 Ellis County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Ellis County. The county includes 10 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?

03

Check the route, beyond Hays

Hays is 2.3 miles south of the Ellis 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.

Ellis 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 ELLIS COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 38.9146° N, 99.3173° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Ellis County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Ellis

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open County Of Ellis ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Ellis 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 Ellis County.

Hays lies about 2.3 miles south of Ellis County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Ellis County in context

NSEWHays · 2.3 miles1Catharine · 5.6 miles2Buckeye · 7.6 miles3Munjor · 7.8 miles4Big Creek · 9.6 miles5Victoria · 10.1 miles6OUTER RING: 10.1 MILES
  1. 1
    Hays2.3 mi · city
  2. 2
    Catharine5.6 mi · census-designated place
  3. 3
    Buckeye7.6 mi · legal township
  4. 4
    Munjor7.8 mi · census-designated place
  5. 5
    Big Creek9.6 mi · legal township
  6. 6
    Victoria10.1 mi · city
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.
Big Creeklegal township
Buckeyelegal township
Catharinecensus-designated place
Elliscity
Freedomlegal township
Hayscity
Herzoglegal township
Munjorcensus-designated place
Schoenchencity
Victoriacity
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Ellis 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 Ellis County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Ellis County. Ellis County’s 899.9 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

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

The county’s mapped footprint falls within the mapped Rolling Plains and Breaks regional unit. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

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

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 2.3 miles south of Ellis 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 Ellis 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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