2022 Map of La Crosse NW

About this map

The Smoky Hill River meanders across the northern portion of this landscape, carving a valley through the high plains of the Kansas interior. The terrain is defined by the transition between Ellis and Rush counties, marked clearly by S Co Line Rd. This modern digital topographic survey illustrates a rural infrastructure built upon a rigid section-line grid, where gravel and dirt roads like Yocemento Ave and Schoenchen Rd provide access to remote ranching and agricultural tracts. Local history and genealogy interest is centered on small, quiet landmarks such as Cordia Cem and Nickel Cem, which sit alongside these rural corridors. To the south, the drainage of Big Timber Cr further breaks the plateau, while the curiously named Chetolah Gold Rd hints at the area's geological or local naming folklore within the Smoky Hill valley.