2018 Map of Potwin

About this map

Potwin and Brainerd anchor this portion of Butler County, where the agricultural grid of Kansas meets the meandering courses of the Whitewater River and its numerous tributaries. The landscape is defined by the drainage patterns of Diamond Cr, Brush Cr, and Fourmile Cr, which disrupt the otherwise orderly north-south and east-west road network. Local family and community history is etched into the terrain through a high density of rural burial grounds, including Holderman Cem, Harder Cem, Potwin Cem, and Shafer Cem. The survey illustrates the transition from traditional farming tracts to specialized infrastructure like Taylor Airport in the south. Settlement is concentrated along the central corridor, while the eastern section is dominated by the E Br Whitewater River valley and its surrounding highlands.