2015 Map of McCracken NE

About this map

The convergence of four Kansas counties—Trego, Ellis, Ness, and Rush—defines this landscape of the High Plains. The terrain is deeply incised by the drainage of Snake Creek, which winds through the southwestern sections and shapes the local topography. This 2015 survey reveals a rigid section-line road network that overlays the undulating ground, where routes like Ellis Ave and S Co Line Rd follow the cardinal directions regardless of the draws and ridges they cross. Notable for its evocative name in the northern reaches, Chetolah Gold Rd suggests a connection to early regional mining lore or local history, while the remainder of the map documents a sparse, agricultural environment dominated by large-scale land divisions and public land survey markers.