2022 Map of Hanston NW

About this map

Pawnee River meanders through the northern reaches of this Hodgeman County landscape, defining a terrain shaped by the intermittent waterways of the High Plains. The southern portion of the sheet is anchored by the community of Hanston, situated near the confluence of local drainages like Buckner Cr and Dry Cr. This area reflects the transition from river bottomlands to the section-line grid typical of Kansas agricultural development, where roads like Garfield Rd and P Rd carve out the prairie into precise townships. For those researching local history, the Hanston Cem and the location of Gray provide specific points of reference within the rural landscape. The map illustrates how late-20th-century infrastructure, including State Highway 156, follows the natural contours of the creek valleys to connect these remote prairie settlements.