2012 Map of Shields
USGS Topo · Published 2012About this map
Shields sits at the northern edge of this Lane County landscape, where the high plains are dissected by a complex network of prairie streams. The drainage pattern is dominated by the westward-reaching branches of the Walnut Creek system, including the N Fork Walnut Cr, the winding Middle Fork Walnut Cr, and the extensive N Fork Middle Fork Walnut Cr. This 2012 survey reveals a classic section-line road grid that defines the agricultural character of the region, punctuated by localized water resources like Lane County State Lake and the drainage of Cottonwood Cr. The map illustrates the sparse but deliberate settlement pattern typical of western Kansas, where transportation routes like Co RD-240 and N Karl Rd link isolated homesteads to the central community hub.
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This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
Other maps of this area
1955 · Scott City
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1958 · Scott City
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1974 · Cheyenne Creek
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1974 · Dighton
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1974 · Alamota
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1974 · Amy
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1974 · Shields NW
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1974 · Pendennis
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1974 · Healy
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1974 · Shields SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000