Rattlesnake Creek and Peace Creek define the low-lying prairie hydrology of this Stafford County landscape. The map reveals a strictly regulated section-line road network, including thoroughfares such as NE 100th St and NE 70th Ave, which partition the agricultural terrain into precise geometric blocks. For genealogists and local historians, the Strobe Cemetery near NE 60th St serves as a significant landmark, marking the long-established presence of farming families in the region. The drainage patterns of the two creeks illustrate the subtle elevation shifts typical of the Central Kansas plains, where small depressions and intermittent water flow dictate the placement of rural homesites and fields.
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1891 · Great Bend
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1892 · Kingman
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1892 · Pratt
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1893 · Great Bend
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1894 · Kingman
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1894 · Pratt
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1894 · Lyons
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1955 · Great Bend
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Pratt
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Great Bend
USGS Topo · 1:250,000