2016 Map of Plains NW

About this map

Ellsaesser Pond serves as a rare landmark in this section of the High Plains, where the landscape is defined by the rigid geometry of the Public Land Survey System. The map reveals the precise intersection of four Kansas counties: Haskell, Gray, Meade, and Seward. This area, dominated by agricultural parcels in Township 30 South, Range 31 West and surrounding sections, is connected by a systematic grid of section-line roads. Notable routes such as Co Rd 1 and Co Rd 250 delineate the county boundaries, while smaller corridors like Rosson Rd and Road W provide access to the interior farmsteads. The lack of concentrated settlements highlights the rural, production-oriented character of the region during this 2016 survey.