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2022 Map of Selden NW

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The western edge of Decatur County meets Rawlins County in this western Kansas landscape, where the headwaters of the Sappa Creek system carve a series of branching drainages through the high plains. The terrain is defined by the winding course of the N Fork Sappa Cr in the northwest and the more extensive network of the S Fork Sappa Cr, which meanders across the central and southern portions of the quadrangle.

A sense of local heritage is anchored by the Bassettville Cem, situated along Co Rd 459. This landmark serves as a primary point of interest for genealogists tracing early families in the area. The map illustrates a strictly rectilinear section-line road grid, including 100th Rd and 300th Rd, which contrast with the irregular, fluid paths of the creeks that provide the only major breaks in the agricultural geometry of the region.