<P> The Flint Hills historically known as Bluestem Pastures or Blue Stem Hills , is a region in eastern Kansas and north - central Oklahoma named for the abundant residual flint eroded from the bedrock that lies near or at the surface . It consists of a band of hills stretching from Kansas to Oklahoma , extending from Marshall and Washington counties in the north to Cowley County , Kansas and Kay and Osage counties in Oklahoma in the south , to Geary and Shawnee counties west to east . Oklahomans generally refer to the same geologic formation as the Osage Hills or `` The Osage . '' </P>
<P> The Flint Hills historically known as Bluestem Pastures or Blue Stem Hills , is a region in eastern Kansas and north - central Oklahoma named for the abundant residual flint eroded from the bedrock that lies near or at the surface . It consists of a band of hills stretching from Kansas to Oklahoma , extending from Marshall and Washington counties in the north to Cowley County , Kansas and Kay and Osage counties in Oklahoma in the south , to Geary and Shawnee counties west to east . Oklahomans generally refer to the same geologic formation as the Osage Hills or `` The Osage . '' </P>
where are the flint hills located in kansas
where are the flint hills located in kansas
eastern Kansas
eastern Kansas