2018 Map of Allen SE

About this map

Lyon County State Lake sits as a central landmark in this portion of Kansas, surrounded by a complex network of prairie drainage. The landscape is defined by the winding paths of several watercourses, most notably the remarkably named One Hundred and Fortytwo Mile Creek and Duck Creek. Transportation across this section of Lyon County is dictated by a rigid grid of rural roads, though the diagonal path of Burlingame Road cuts through the township boundaries. Local history is anchored by small, isolated burial sites such as Ivy Cem in the north and Phillips Cem to the east of the lake. These features, along with several creeks like Badger Creek and Taylor Creek, illustrate a rural environment where land use is closely tied to the natural hydrology and the established section lines of the Public Land Survey System.