2009 Map of Orion

About this map

The High Plains of Gove County are defined here by the wide, winding courses of the Hackberry Creek drainage system. Waterways like Middle Branch Hackberry Creek and South Branch Hackberry Creek cut subtle paths through the landscape, eventually giving way to Plum Creek in the southern reaches. The map reveals a strictly organized grid of rural county roads, such as Gove W and Gove N, which reflect the late-twentieth-century agrarian layout of this part of Kansas. This 2009 survey highlights the vast open-space characteristic of the region, where transportation is dictated by numbered and lettered section lines like Gove 22 and Gove 28. The sparse distribution of labels underscores the area's role as a dedicated agricultural and grazing territory, showing how modern land management maintains the traditional township-and-range divisions.