2009 Map of Allen

About this map

Allen sits at the intersection of a vast grid of section roads and the local watershed in Lyon County. The town layout is clearly defined by a traditional street grid including W 1st St, E 3rd St, and E 8th St, showing a compact residential and commercial core. To the north, the Admire-Allen City Lake serves as a significant local landmark and water resource. The surrounding landscape is dominated by a complex network of named waterways, most notably the uniquely named One Hundred and Forty-two Mile Creek and the meandering Bluff Creek. Genealogists will find the locations of Allen Cemetery just southeast of the town site and Bushong Cemetery to the southwest particularly valuable for local research. The prevalence of numbered roads like RD 390 and RD 330 illustrates the organized agricultural partitioning of the Kansas plains.