The TV series Little House on the Prairie is set in the fictional town of Walnut Grove, Minnesota , on and around the Ingalls family’s farm near Plum Creek.

The book Little House on the Prairie is set in Montgomery County, Kansas , in 1869–70.

Quick scoop

  • Show setting: Walnut Grove, Minnesota.
  • Book setting: Montgomery County, Kansas.
  • Filming location: mostly Big Sky Ranch in Simi Valley, California.

So the simplest answer is: the story is set in Minnesota in the TV series, but the original novel is set in Kansas.