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2016 Map of Rolla

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Rolla
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Rolla serves as the primary hub in this corner of Morton County, with its residential grid defined by streets named after United States presidents, including Eisenhower St, Monroe St, and Van Buren St. To the northwest of the town center lies the Rolla Cem, a significant site for local genealogical research. The surrounding landscape is defined by the vast reaches of the Cimarron National Grassland, which is organized into distinct grazing units and named tracts.

The administrative division of the grassland is visible through several designated areas such as Tucker Pasture, Highway Pasture, and Watson Pasture. These tracts, along with numerically identified plots like Pasture Number Thirtyone, illustrate the modern managed prairie ecosystem of southwestern Kansas. The map captures a transition where the rigid town blocks of Rolla give way to a network of county roads like Co Rd 22 and Co Rd 24 that navigate the open plains.