How can I find out the elevations of areas not listed on road maps/Atlas?

Question

Need to find out small communities' elevations within the state of Kansas.

Answer 1

You can go direct to the horse's mouth at:
http://www.usgs.gov/

The US Geological Survey - a great website with lots and lots of interesting info.

Answer 2

USGS Topo Maps.

Online try http://terraserver.microsoft.com/
Enter city and state then click go.
Click on Topo Map.

Zoom in until you can read elevation contour lines, most maps are 20 feet per line and should have a bench mark elevation on some of them. Good Luck.