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2018 Map of Galva

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Galva sits as the primary settlement in this part of McPherson County, located at the junction of several established section-line roads and the local street grid including S Main St and S Empire St. The landscape is defined by its agricultural grid and the natural drainages that cut through the Kansas plains, notably Kentucky Cr in the north and the upper reaches of Gypsum Cr to the east.

Further west, the settlement of New Gottland appears along the corridor of what is now a modern highway, situated near Pawnee Rd. The surrounding terrain is meticulously divided by roads named for historical tribes and paths, such as Quivera Rd, Moccasin Rd, and Pawnee Rd. These routes, along with watercourses like Dry Turkey Cr, trace the foundational movement patterns of early settlers across the central Kansas prairies.