2018 Map of South of Drury Creek

About this map

Little Beaver Creek carves a subtle path through the High Plains landscape of Northwest Kansas, providing the primary topographic relief in this section of the state. This 2018 survey documents a strictly ordered agricultural grid where the boundary between Cheyenne County and Sherman County is defined by the straight line of County Road 80. The terrain is characterized by broad plateaus and gentle drainage basins, largely dictated by the Public Land Survey System sections. A network of section-line roads, including County Road D and County Road 77, connects the occasional homestead or farmstead in this sparsely populated region. The map captures the persistence of the traditional township and range system, showing how modern county infrastructure maintains the legacy of the original land grants and settlement patterns on the open prairie.