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2018 Map of Cullison

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Cullison
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Cullison serves as the primary settlement on this Southern Kansas landscape, concentrated along the intersection of Main St and Central Ave. The town is oriented around a grid that transitions into a vast network of section-line roads, such as W 1st St and NW 140th Ave, characteristic of the High Plains agricultural layout. This 2018 survey reveals the persistent geometry of the Public Land Survey System, with township and range lines like t28s r14w and t27s r15w defining the administrative boundaries of Pratt County.

The topography is defined by subtle depressions and drainage patterns that interrupt the surrounding fields. Infrastructure is heavily tied to the movement of goods and travel across the plains, evidenced by the prominence of W Central Ave and local routes like Co Rd 8. The map documents a modern snapshot of rural Kansas life, where the spatial organization of the land remains remarkably consistent with its nineteenth-century homesteading roots.