2012 Map of Selkirk SW

About this map

Tribune Township in the high plains of western Kansas is defined by a rigid section-line road network that segments the Greeley County landscape into vast agricultural blocks. This early 21st-century survey illustrates the geometry of rural life, where long north-south corridors like Co Rd-17, Co Rd-18, and Co Rd-20 intersect with east-west thoroughfares such as Co Road X and Co Road DD. The sparse naming convention of the road system—utilizing both alphabetical and numerical identifiers—reflects the systematic organization of the Land Ordinance survey system in a region where the terrain and settlement patterns are dictated by the demands of large-scale farming and dryland agriculture. The absence of named settlements or water bodies within this quadrangle emphasizes the open, rural character of the High Plains near the Colorado border.