2018 Map of Ada

About this map

Ada and Milo sit at the center of this rural Kansas landscape, where the borders of Ottawa, Mitchell, and Lincoln Counties converge. The terrain is defined by the winding hydrology of the region, specifically E Br Third Cr and its various tributaries that drain the surrounding agricultural uplands. This 2018 survey documents the enduring spatial pattern of the Great Plains grid, showing how local roads like Treaty Road and Sunset Road navigate the rolling topography between established ranchlands and watercourses. The proximity of these small settlements to the branching creek systems illustrates the historical reliance on local drainage patterns for early regional development and land division.