2015 Map of Greensburg NW

About this map

Rattlesnake Cr winds through the expansive prairie of south-central Kansas, cutting across the border of Edwards Co and Kiowa Co. This landscape is defined by the Public Land Survey System, where a rigid grid of rural roads like 80th Ave and KC A St organizes the agricultural homesteads. The map serves as a vital record for family researchers, identifying two distinct burial sites that anchor the local community: Bethel Cem in the north and McKinley Cem to the south. The terrain is characterized by subtle elevation changes and numerous depressions typical of the region's drainage patterns, illustrating how early settlers navigated the open plains before modern development. The strictly rectilinear road network highlights the intersection of late 19th-century land planning with the natural, meandering path of the creek.