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2023 Map of Mills East

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Mills East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The high plains of Harding County define this landscape, where the small settlement of Mills sits at the edge of the Kiowa National Grassland. This 2023 survey illustrates a rural environment shaped by ranching and water management, with a network of local thoroughfares like Shaw Ranch Rd and Craft Ranch Rd connecting isolated homesteads. The topography is marked by several ephemeral water bodies, including Chicosa Lake, Cochran Lake, and Payton Lake, which are vital resources in this semi-arid region.

Genealogists and local historians will find the Mills Cem north of the townsite, providing a fixed point of reference for the families who settled this portion of the Kansas Valley. The landscape is further characterized by drainage patterns like Leonard Draw, showing the natural flow of the land through the various sections of the national grassland that dominate the northern and central portions of the quadrangle.