2009 Map of Montezuma SE

About this map

Cave Cemetery sits as a solitary landmark within the expansive agricultural grid of Gray County, Kansas. This part of the Great Plains is defined by its rigorous sectional surveying, where a series of lettered and numbered rural routes, such as A A Rd and 17 Rd, facilitate the movement of local harvest and commerce. The landscape is characterized by numerous ephemeral drainage patterns that cut across the section lines, revealing the subtle hydrology that dictates the region's land use. While sparse in named settlements, the presence of these established roads like Co Rd 19 and G G Rd indicates a territory fully integrated into the modern rural economy of the High Plains, providing a clear window into the late twentieth-century infrastructure of western Kansas.