2015 Map of Dorrance

About this map

Dorrance sits as a central hub on this Russell County landscape, bounded to the south by the meandering course of the Smoky Hill River. The settlement pattern reflects the enduring agricultural layout of the region, where a dense network of section-line roads like Fairfield Rd and Lincoln Rd connect outlying homesteads to the town core. Transportation history is deeply visible here, with both Old US Hwy 40 and Old 40 Rd tracing the legacy of early transcontinental travel across the Kansas plains. For genealogists, the map is particularly valuable for its documentation of four distinct burial grounds: Saint Joseph Cem, Colony Cem, Immanuel Cem, and Schreiner Cem, each marking a piece of the area's local heritage and settlement history. The terrain transitions from the upland flats near Homer Rd down to the river valley carved by Beaver Cr and Coal Cr.