2012 Map of Pawnee Mound

About this map

Pawnee Mound rises as a subtle landmark in this section of Finney County, Kansas, where the high plains landscape is dominated by a strict grid of section lines and gravel roads. In this semi-arid environment, the presence of Dry Lake in the eastern portion of the map suggests a transient water feature that only fills during periods of significant runoff. The transportation network is defined by roads named for regional history and indigenous groups, such as S Navaho Rd, S Shawnee Rd, and S Taos Rd. Long east-west thoroughfares like E Finney Scott Rd and E Friend Rd intersect with local routes like N Jennie Barker Rd, illustrating the systematic division of agricultural land that has characterized the region since the late nineteenth century. This map documents the rural infrastructure and natural depressions of the Kansas plains in the early twenty-first century.