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2012 Map of Kismet

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Kismet
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Kismet stands as the primary hub of this Seward County landscape, anchored by its central commercial core and a local Po. The town's grid is oriented around its transportation heritage, with Main St and Railroad St intersecting near the railroad corridor that cuts diagonally across the high plains. The surrounding territory is defined by a rigorous section-line road system, including routes like Rodeo Ave and Co Road V, which service the agricultural parcels essential to the region's economy.

The southwestern corner of the quadrangle is marked by the winding course of the Cimarron River, which introduces the only significant break in the geometric precision of the township and range survey. This transition from the structured streets of the village to the natural riparian drainage of the river illustrates the balance between early 21st-century rural development and the permanent physical geography of the Kansas plains.