2010 Map of Burden

About this map

The town of Burden serves as the primary settlement on this landscape, with its residential grid structured around streets like Oak St and Willow St. This area of Cowley County is defined by a significant energy extraction economy, as evidenced by the distribution of the Shannon Oil Field, Burden Oil Field, and the Frog Hollow Oil Field. These industrial zones are interspersed with established rural landmarks, including the Salem Cemetery, Silver Creek Cemetery, and Tisdale Cemetery, providing clear spatial reference points for genealogists tracing family ties to the region. The natural drainage of the territory is dominated by the southward flow of Snake Creek, Silver Creek, and Plum Creek, while Timber Creek Lake creates a distinct water feature in the northwest. A rectilinear grid of rural roads, such as 152nd Rd and 181st Rd, connects these scattered oil operations and historic burial grounds across the Kansas prairie.