2022 Map of McCracken SW

About this map

Ness County farmland is defined by the winding course of Alexander Dry Cr as it carves through the central and southern portions of this Kansas landscape. The terrain reveals the organized grid of the Public Land Survey System, where section lines are traced by a network of rural roads including N DD RD and E 190 RD. These thoroughfares connect the scattered traces of pioneer settlement, most notably the historic burials at Saint Mary's Cem and Ramsey Cem. Northward, the topography levels out as Big Timber Cr enters the frame, marking a transition in the drainage patterns of the High Plains. This 2022 survey documents the persistent agricultural character of the region, where the intersection of Co RD 498 and other county routes maintains the spatial logic established during early settlement.