2009 Map of Smolan

About this map

The small agricultural community of Smolan anchors this 2009 survey of the central Kansas prairie. The landscape is defined by the Smoky Hill Buttes, a prominent series of uplands that break the surrounding drainage patterns of West Dry Creek and Middle Dry Creek. A grid of section roads, including W Salemsborg Rd and Centennial Rd, reflects the deep history of rural land division in Saline County. Historically significant sites for genealogists include the Salemsborg settlement and three distinct burial grounds: Smolan Cemetery in the north, Falun Cemetery to the west, and Rose Hill Cemetery in the southeast. This map illustrates how the local road network persists around these long-standing community centers and the natural contours of the buttes.