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2015 Map of Lowe

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Lowe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Lowe and Rodkey anchor this agricultural landscape in Finney County, where the high plains are crisscrossed by a precise grid of rural roads and irrigation infrastructure. The southern edge of the sheet is defined by the significant path of Farmers Ditch, which follows the contours above Holcomb and Bookover Rd. This water management system, critical to the region's productivity, is complemented by natural depressions such as Ackley Lake and McCoy Lake to the north.

Local history and genealogy interests are grounded in features like the Toper Cem located near the intersection of W Lowe Rd and N Chmelka Rd. The map reveals a highly structured landscape where township boundaries like t23s r33w meet an extensive network of named thoroughfares including N Big Lowe Rd and N Sherlock Rd, reflecting the long-term organization of the Kansas prairie into a functional farm-and-settlement system.