2022 Map of Chardon SE

About this map

The High Plains of Northwest Kansas are defined here by the winding drainages of the Middle Fork Sappa Cr and S Fork Sappa Cr. This section of the state, straddling the Rawlins Co Thomas Co boundary, illustrates the rigid Public Land Survey System grid common to the American West. The map captures a landscape dominated by agricultural section lines, where roads like N Range Ave and Co Rd EE follow the square geometry of the townships, including t5s r34w and t6s r33w. The topography reveals the subtle erosion of the plateau as the Sappa Creek forks carve shallow valleys through the prairie, providing a detailed look at the rural infrastructure of Thomas County in the early twenty-first century.