2015 Map of Albert SE

About this map

The tri-county border of Rush Co, Barton Co, and Pawnee Co meets in this western Kansas landscape, where the seasonal drainage of Dry Walnut Cr meanders across the northwestern and northeastern corners. The map shows a strictly organized section-line grid system, typical of the Great Plains, with roads like Schaffer Rd and W Barton Co Rd following the township and range boundaries of t19s r16w and t20s r15w. This 2015 survey reveals an agricultural expanse almost entirely devoid of concentrated settlements, defined instead by the vast intervals between north-south corridors such as 90th Ave and 80th Ave. For the researcher, the map illustrates the enduring geometry of the Public Land Survey System and how the terrain dictates the sparse, functional road network of the Kansas heartland.