2016 Map of Amorita

About this map

Amorita and the neighboring community of Byron are the primary hubs of this agricultural area along the Kansas Oklahoma border. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Medicine Lodge River, which cuts diagonally across the southwestern corner, and the smaller tributaries of Salty Cr and Little Sandy Cr to the northeast. Settlement patterns follow a rigid grid of rural roads, including e0060 RD and n2640 RD, connecting several local landmarks of importance to family historians. Four distinct burial grounds, including the centrally located Byron-Amorita Cem and the western Riverside Cem, suggest a history of decentralized community centers. The southern edge of the quadrangle reaches the small village of Driftwood, situated near its namesake Driftwood Cem, reflecting the early 21st-century state of these northern Alfalfa County towns.