2012 Map of Hardin

About this map

Hardin anchors the southern portion of this Ray County landscape, where the town grid meets the winding course of the Crooked River. The terrain is defined by a dense network of agricultural roads and waterways, including the West Fork Wakenda Creek and the aptly named Dangerous Branch. Smaller settlements like Rockingham, Morton, and Lakeview serve as local nodes within this rural framework, with the latter still identified by its Lakeview Post Office. Local family and community history is preserved at several sites, most notably Hardin Cemetery, Lavelock Cemetery, and Clarks Cemetery. This early 21st-century survey documents the persistent water management systems of the area, ranging from the Number 170 Reservoir to the Waller Lake Dam and the tidal-like Booker Slough that feeds into the river valley.