2018 Map of Chase NE

About this map

The rolling section lines of Rice County define this rural landscape during the late 2010s, where the township and range system remains the primary organizing force for human activity. Central to the area's local history are its small country graveyards, including Wesley Chapel Cem located along 9th Rd and Ebenezer Cem situated further south near Ave J. These sites preserve the names of pioneer families who established farms across the open terrain of central Kansas. The natural drainage of the land is defined by the wandering paths of Lost Creek and Plum Creek, which cut across the grid of numbered roads. This survey illustrates the enduring nature of the Midwestern agricultural layout, where the network of routes like Ave C and 13th Rd still follows the original nineteenth-century survey boundaries.