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2015 Map of Grainfield

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Grainfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Grainfield serves as the central hub of this Gove County landscape, organized along a traditional grid with streets such as Main St, Ash St, and Front St. The town's layout reflects its relationship with the transportation corridor passing through its southern edge. To the northwest, the Grainfield Cem stands as a significant local landmark for genealogists and family historians tracking early residents of the plains.

The surrounding terrain is defined by the drainage patterns of several seasonal watercourses. The N Fork Big Cr and Big Cr meander through the central and southern portions of the sheet, while E Spring Cr cuts across the southwestern corner. These water sources have historically influenced the placement of rural roads like Co Rd 430 and Co Rd Y, which follow the section lines of the Public Land Survey System to connect outlying farms to the grain elevators and markets of the town.