2022 Map of Rush Center SW

About this map

Rush and Pawnee Counties meet along a surveyed line defined by the drainage patterns of the high plains. The landscape is characterized by the branching headwaters of intermittent streams, including Cocklebur Cr and Old Maids Fork, which carve shallow draws into the prairie. This 2022 survey documents a strictly orthogonal road network that overlays the terrain, with routes like Ave X and Correction Line Rd marking the precise section lines of the Public Land Survey System. The transition from t19s r19w down to t21s r19w reveals the persistence of rural land divisions in central Kansas, where individual townships are defined by a grid of local roads such as CR 180 and CR 210. The presence of Sandy Cr and Otter Cr suggests the natural hydrology that still dictates the placement of property boundaries and local infrastructure in this agricultural region.