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2009 Map of Holyrood

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

USGS Topo · Published 2009

About this map

The town of Holyrood serves as the focal point of this Central Kansas landscape, where the agricultural grid meets the region's energy economy. At this time, the surrounding plains are dotted with significant petroleum infrastructure, including the Bloomer Oil Field, Kraft-Prusa Northeast Oil Field, and Heiken North Oil Field. These fields suggest a landscape defined by subsurface resources as much as surface farming.

Local infrastructure connects these industrial interests to smaller settlements such as Bushton, located near the Bushton Cemetery in the southeast, and the small localities of Farhman and Cain. The drainage of Plum Creek and Calf Creek meanders through the section lines, while the Holyrood Municipal Airport provides a modern transportation link for this rural Ellsworth County area. The map illustrates a developed township structure where straight county roads like Ne 160 Ave contrast with the natural flow of the local creek beds.