2018 Map of Beeler SW

About this map

The high plains of western Kansas converge where Finney, Ness, Lane, and Hodgeman counties meet in this detailed topographic record. The landscape is defined by the ephemeral drainage patterns of Plum Cr and Hackberry Cr, which carve subtle relief into the prairie. A primary point of interest for genealogists and local historians is the Buda Cem, a lone landmark in the southeastern portion of the map that anchors the area's agricultural past. The map reveals a strictly gridded network of section roads, such as Co RD 523 and W 40 RD, illustrating the persistent structure of the Public Land Survey System. In the northern reaches, the distinctive terrain of Guzzlers Gulch and the course of Spring Cr provide the only significant deviations from the flat upland plateau.