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2012 Map of Palco

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Palco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Damar and Palco anchor this Rooks County landscape, where the agricultural grid of Western Kansas meets a significant energy corridor. The map reveals the local economy's dual reliance on the land, with organized farming plots intersected by the Gra-Rook Oil Field, Gra-Rook North Oil Field, and Morel Oil Field. These petroleum-producing zones are situated among the drainage basins of the S Fork Solomon River and Spring Cr, showing the spatial relationship between industrial extraction and the natural watershed.

Genealogists will find three distinct burial grounds serving the surrounding townships: Saint Joseph Cem near Damar, Palco Cem on the outskirts of its namesake town, and the more remote Green Mound Cem to the east. The township road system, strictly labeled from O RD to V RD, provides a precise framework for locating family homesteads and historic property lines within this rural prairie environment.