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2018 Map of Speed

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Speed
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The N Fork Solomon River meanders through this portion of Phillips County, carving a valley across a landscape defined by traditional section-line navigation. The small settlement of Speed serves as a local anchor along Sand St, situated just north of the river's main channel. This area of Kansas is characterized by a series of drainage creeks, including Ash Cr and Wolf Cr, which feed into the larger Solomon River system.

Local history is preserved at the Belmont Cem, which appears twice as a noted landmark for genealogists and researchers. The map captures a strictly organized rural grid, with roads named in an alphabetical progression from north to south, ranging from W Santa Fe Rd and W Thunder Rd down to W Zenith Rd. This systematic naming convention reflects the deliberate platting of the Kansas prairie for agriculture and transport.