2012 Map of Catharine

About this map

Catharine and Emmeram anchor this section of the High Plains, where the grid of Ellis County roads meets the wandering paths of N Fork Big Cr, Mud Cr, and Walker Cr. The settlement at Catharine is marked by its post office, labeled Po, and the nearby Saint Catharina Cem, while the smaller community of Emmeram to the north includes Sacred Heart Cem. This landscape reflects a late-period agricultural character, defined by long straight thoroughfares like Catherine Rd and Cathedral Ave that divide the drainages. The map reveals the persistence of early German-Russian immigrant settlements in Kansas, preserving the distinct locations of parish-centered villages even as the surrounding countryside remains largely dedicated to large-scale ranching and farming.