2009 Map of McCracken Branch

About this map

White Rock Creek and its many tributaries, including McCracken Branch and North Branch White Rock Creek, define the drainage patterns across this rural Jewell County landscape. The distribution of small family or community burial sites across the section lines reveals the legacy of early prairie settlement, with Oriole Cemetery and Webb Hill Cemetery serving as key genealogical anchors in the northern half of the map. Further south, Pleasant Plains Cemetery and Salem Cemetery mark the enduring presence of local congregations and homesteading families. While the terrain is primarily agricultural, the inclusion of Shute Airport indicates a modern layer of light aviation alongside traditional rural life. The network of section-line roads, including Co RD 630 and Co RD 1261, provides a structured grid for tracing old farmsteads and field boundaries near Wolf Creek and Pawnee Creek.