2022 Map of Crestline

About this map

Crestline sits at the heart of this Cherokee County landscape, where the flat upland plains begin to drop toward the river valley. The settlement pattern here follows a strict grid of section roads like NE Lawton Rd and SE Wyandotte Rd, reflecting the deep agricultural roots of southeastern Kansas. Water plays a defining role in the local geography, with Little Shawnee Cr and Shawnee Creek winding through the center of the sheet before joining the Spring River in the southeast corner near Badger. Family and community history is preserved in several rural burial grounds, including Wirtonia Cem and Timberhill Oak Hill Cem. The presence of Messer Cem near the river suggests a long-standing pattern of early settlement concentrated near the primary watercourses and the established river crossings of the era.