2016 Map of Durkee Creek SE

About this map

Garber sits at the western edge of this expansive High Plains landscape, where the high prairie of Prowers County meets the Kansas state line. This rural corridor is defined by a sparse settlement pattern of isolated homesteads and a grid of county roads such as Co RD M and Co RD 37. Genealogy researchers will find the Garber Cem located south of the main settlement site, serving as a quiet landmark of the early farming community. The terrain is marked by the intermittent drainage of Dry Cr, which cuts across the central township, and N Bear Cr in the southeast, illustrating how water availability influenced the location of remote outposts in this arid border region.