2016 Map of Cleveland

About this map

Cleveland remains a quiet hub of activity in this rural corner of Kingman County, defined by a grid of agricultural section lines and the meandering path of the South Fork Ninnescah River. The landscape is a textbook example of the Public Land Survey System, with roads like Cleveland Rd and several numbered streets such as SW 20 St and SW 100 St strictly following the township and range boundaries of t28s r8w and surrounding sections. Local history is anchored at the Cleveland Cem, located just west of the town center. To the north, the terrain softens around Mekenna Lake, providing a break in the vast stretches of farmland that dominate the quadrangle. This 2016 survey captures the enduring rural structure of the Kansas plains, where the late-twentieth-century water management of small lakes meets a road network established over a century prior.