2009 Map of Selden NW

About this map

Bassettville Cemetery serves as a primary historical waypoint in this rural pocket of Northwest Kansas, providing a specific site for genealogical research within Rawlins County. The landscape is defined by the hydrologic divide and eventual convergence of the North Fork Sappa Creek and South Fork Sappa Creek, which meander through the prairie terrain in a series of incised loops. This 2009 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey documents the sparse but critical network of rural infrastructure, including Co RD 459 and Co RD 352. The arrangement of these section-line roads and watercourses illustrates the enduring agricultural layout of the High Plains, where settlement patterns are dictated by the proximity to reliable drainage basins and established county transit corridors.