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2018 Map of McCracken

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of McCracken
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The town of McCracken sits at the junction of the Ness Co Rush Co boundary, serving as a focal point for this rural Kansas landscape. The town site is laid out with a clear grid of residential and industrial streets, including W Ash Ave, W Beech Ave, and Railroad Ave, reflecting its history as a prairie rail siding. Just south of the main settlement lies the McCracken Cem, an important site for local genealogical research and family history.

Drainage across the high plains is defined by several seasonal watercourses. Big Timber Cr meanders through the northern sections, while Snake Cr and Alexander Dry Cr cross the southern reaches. The map highlights a network of county roads such as Co Rd 100 and Ave G that follow the section lines of the Public Land Survey System, a pattern characteristic of the western wheat belt and ranching country.