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2015 Map of Saunders

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Saunders
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The borderlands of the High Plains intersect at Saunders, a small community positioned at the junction of Stanton County, Kansas, and Baca County, Colorado. This 2015 survey reveals a landscape shaped by water management in a semi-arid region, evidenced by the cluster of catchment basins including Hoopengarner SW-1 Reservoir, Hoopengarner SW-3 Reservoir, and Hoopengarner SW-4 Reservoir along the drainage of Bear Cr. These features, along with Burchfield Lake to the south, highlight the critical role of surface water storage for local agriculture and ranching near the state line.

Genealogists and local historians can locate the Konantz Cem situated at the very corner where the boundaries of Baca and Morton counties meet the Kansas-Colorado state line. The map captures the geometric precision of the Public Land Survey System, with roads following section lines across the drainages of Sand Arroyo Cr and Bear Creek. This document provides a clear view of the rural infrastructure and land divisions defining the western edge of the Kansas prairie in the early 21st century.