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2010 Map of Manter

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Manter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Manter sits in the southeastern portion of this Stanton County quadrangle, situated along a southwest-to-northeast road corridor that defines the local transit pattern. The landscape is characterized by the long, winding course of Bear Creek, which meanders across the central and western sections of the map, joined at one point by Beaty Creek. This drainage system provides a natural break in the strictly gridded agricultural survey lines that dominate the high plains of western Kansas.

Rural life and genealogy are anchored by the Manter Cemetery, located just west of the town center. The map documents an extensive network of section-line roads, including N Rd X, W Rd 12, and the notably named N Manter Grade. These routes emphasize the geometric precision of the township and range system, showing how settlement and farming were organized around these cardinal axes during the early 21st century.