2012 Map of Holyrood

About this map

Holyrood and Bushton anchor this landscape of the central Kansas plains, where a precise grid of rural roads connects scattered settlements and intensive energy production. The region is defined by a dense network of petroleum extraction sites, including the Bloomer Oil Field, Kraft-Prusa Northeast Oil Field, and West Oil Field, which illustrate the industrial character of Ellsworth and Rice counties. These operations are interspersed among the drainages of Plum Cr and Calf Cr, showing the relationship between the natural prairie hydrology and the modern agricultural and mineral economy. Smaller named locales like Farhman and Cain provide points of reference for local historians, while the Holyrood Municipal Airport and the local Po serve as modern community hubs. In the southeastern portion of the quadrangle near Bushton, the Button Cem offers a grounded connection to the area's genealogical past.