Baxter Springs, Kansas

About Baxter Springs

Set in the southeastern part of Kansas, Baxter Springs is a small town, home to 3,844 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Baxter Springs holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.15 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,220 residents per square mile.

📰 Baxter Springs News Today

• Nancy Hefley The Galena Sentinel Times · Aug 13
• Concerns grow over missing stray dogs in Baxter Springs, Kansas FourStatesHomepage.com · Jun 5
• Raymond C. Dixon Obituary | Derfelt Funeral Home | Baxter Springs, KS Tribute Archive · Aug 14
• Air quality in Baxter Springs IQAir · Aug 8
• Fox & Friends, broadcast on Route 66 in Baxter Springs! | Joplin News First KOAM News Now · May 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Baxter Springs Unique

• The only place in America named Baxter Springs — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Kansas — one of 740 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Baxter Springs

• Angels on the Route (café)
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Oriental Garden — chinese
• Van's Steakhouse

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Baxter Springs Heritage Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Baxter Springs

• Football Field and Track reviews ★
• Kiwanis Park reviews ★
• Liberty Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Baxter Springs

• Baxter Springs High
• Central Elem
• Lincoln Elem
• USD 508 eAcademy

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Baxter Springs

🏘️ Nearby Communities