2015 Map of Portis NE

About this map

The boundary between Smith and Jewell Counties defines the eastern edge of this agricultural landscape in north-central Kansas. This 2015 survey illustrates a rural terrain deeply carved by the drainage systems of the Oak Creek watershed. Multiple branches, including Spring Creek, Middle Oak Creek, and East Oak Creek, wind through the land, converging into the primary Oak Creek channel that flows toward the southeast. The survey reveals a grid-based transportation network typical of the Great Plains, where numbered roads like 200 Road and 210 Road provide access to the expansive sections of the Public Land Survey System. Genealogical interest is anchored by the presence of the North Oak Creek Cemetery and South Oak Creek Cemetery, both situated along the central corridor of the township, serving as enduring markers of the area's early settlement history.