2009 Map of Bala

About this map

The settlement of Bala serves as the focal point of this northern Kansas prairie landscape, situated near the intersection of several local routes such as Bala Rd and Jenkins Rd. This 2009 survey illustrates a deeply agrarian region defined by a rigid section-line road grid that overlays a network of wandering waterways. The hydrological profile of the area is shaped by Timber Creek, which flows south through the center of the quadrangle, flanked by Mall Creek to the west and Madison Creek to the east. Local history is anchored at the Bala Cemetery, located just southeast of the main settlement. The map captures the persistence of small rural communities in Riley County, where named roads like Welsh Rd and Lasita Branch hint at the ancestral heritage of the early settlers who established these homesteads across the plains.