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2009 Map of Harris Draw NE

Name: 2009 Topographic Map of Harris Draw NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2009
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2009

About this map

North Fork Smoky Hill River meanders across the southern landscape of this Wallace County township, defining the drainage patterns of this High Plains region. The map reveals a sparse, rural environment structured by a grid of section lines and county routes, including Co RD 57 and Co RD 27. Such a layout is characteristic of the late twentieth-century agricultural interior, where large tracts of land are primarily managed through these utilitarian road networks.

Hartzler Cemetery stands as a primary landmark for genealogists and local historians, located near the center-west section of the quadrangle. It represents one of the few named cultural features in an area otherwise dominated by natural watercourses like Sand Creek. The absence of dense settlements underscores the vast, open nature of the Kansas prairie as it transitioned into the early 2000s, with transportation reliant on thoroughfares such as Wa N-25.