2009 Map of Linn SW

About this map

Garfield Center anchors this portion of Clay County, showing the persistent rural structure of the Kansas prairie in the early twenty-first century. The landscape is defined by a rigorous section-line grid of local routes like Jayhawk Rd and Kiowa Rd, which navigate the subtle drainages of Spring Creek, Peats Creek, and Dry Creek. For those tracing local heritage, the map identifies two significant burial sites: Peats Creek Cemetery in the northeast and Sherman Cemetery further south, positioned along the banks of Peats Creek. The arrangement of these cemeteries and the small settlement at Garfield Center reflects the historical distribution of farming communities that once densely populated this region, providing a clear record of land use and civil organization before further consolidation of modern agriculture changed the face of the Great Plains.