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2022 Map of Rice

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Rice
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Republican River meanders across this northern Kansas landscape, carving a broad valley through the rolling plains of Cloud County. Small agricultural settlements like Rice and Huscher anchor the rural sections, while the outskirts of Concordia extend into the western margin of the survey. The region is heavily defined by its drainage network, with Plum Cr and Salt Creek feeding into the main river system.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of local burial grounds, including Gottland Cem, Rice Cem, and Green Mound Cem, which often represent the early family plots of the area's first homesteaders. Distinctive natural landmarks such as Twin Mounds provide orientation points in the southern sections, while a well-defined grid of local thoroughfares like Plum Rd and Union Rd illustrates the long-standing rectangular survey system that organized this prairie township.