2018 Map of McCracken SW

About this map

Ramsey Cem and Saint Mary's Cem provide anchor points for family history and genealogy in this western Kansas landscape. The terrain is defined by the ephemeral drainage of Alexander Dry Creek and Big Timber Creek, which carve subtle topography across the vast grid of Section, Township, and Range lines. This 2018 survey documents the enduring agricultural layout of the region, where a network of gravel and dirt roads like Co Rd 565 and E 240 Rd provides access to remote farmsteads and fields. The absence of large-scale development highlights the continuity of rural land use in this part of Ness County, where the landscape remains focused on the relationship between water sources and the surveyed township boundaries.