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2009 Map of Coats

Name: 2009 Topographic Map of Coats
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2009
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2009

About this map

The town of Coats serves as the primary hub in this corner of Pratt County, Kansas, situated at the intersection of 90th St and 50th Ave. This landscape is defined by the precise section lines of the rural road grid, where long stretches like SW 70th Ave and SW 20th St divide the open agricultural terrain. Just north of the town site, Coats Cemetery provides a localized record of the area's residents.

Waterways provide the only departure from the rectilinear geometry of the plains. The South Fork Ninnescah River meanders across the northern portion of the map, while Sand Creek and the branches of South Elm Creek—including the East Branch South Elm Creek and West Branch South Elm Creek—drain the surrounding fields. The transition between the grid-based settlement and these natural drainage patterns illustrates the 21st-century configuration of the Kansas prairie.