2015 Map of Cheyenne Creek

About this map

The Smoky Hill River carves across the northern reaches of this landscape, marking a significant hydrologic boundary between Gove and Lane counties. This High Plains terrain is defined by its drainage patterns, where Cheyenne Cr and Salt Cr feed into the larger river system, creating a series of draws and ridges across the prairie. The map documents a strictly organized rural section-line road network, anchored by long-stretching thoroughfares like Hickock Rd and Dodge Rd. This grid layout underscores the 19th-century land survey system that partitioned the Kansas territory for settlement and agricultural use. While primary settlements are absent, the density of numbered county roads such as Co Rd 250 and Co Rd 270 suggests a managed landscape of scattered farmsteads and agricultural plots typical of western Kansas in the early 21st century.