2012 Map of Portis NW

About this map

Cemeteries including Custer Cem and Crystal Plains Cem mark the rural landscape of southern Smith County in this early 21st-century survey. The terrain is defined by a dense network of watercourses, most notably the branches of Twelvemile Creek. The W Br Twelvemile Cr and E Br Twelvemile Cr weave through the central and eastern sections, joined by Lindley Cr and W Oak Cr in the north. This map captures the region's enduring agricultural character, with its precise section-line road grid—including Co RD-626 and Co RD-1060—overlaying the natural drainage patterns. For genealogists, the presence of Bell Cem and Twelvemile Cem provides specific points of interest for tracing families settled in this part of Kansas.