2009 Map of Portis NE

About this map

Oak Creek and its many tributaries define the rural landscape of Jewell County in the early twenty-first century. This section of north-central Kansas is characterized by its dendritic drainage pattern, featuring Middle Oak Creek, West Oak Creek, and East Oak Creek as they converge toward the south. The land remains primarily agricultural, organized by a rigid section-line road grid, including Co RD 868. Two primary burial grounds, North Oak Creek Cemetery and South Oak Creek Cemetery, serve as the principal landmarks for local history and genealogy. The placement of these cemeteries relative to Spring Creek and Buck Creek illustrates the long-standing settlement patterns of the township, where community life centered around the creek valleys.