2022 Map of Sterling SW

About this map

The rural expanse of Reno County is defined by its rectilinear section lines and the winding path of Salt Cr. This part of Kansas retains the enduring grid of the Public Land Survey System, where townships like t22s r8w and t23s r8w meet at a network of agricultural roads such as Bone Springs Rd and Fairview Rd. The landscape is largely open, though its history is anchored by localized landmarks that speak to generations of settlement. Of particular note for genealogists are the dispersed burial grounds, including the Salem Cem in the northeast and the Fairview Methodist Cem located along 4th Ave. These sites, along with Peace Cem, serve as the primary markers of a community structured around family farms and small country congregations. The hydrology of the area is shaped by intermittent drainages like Dry Cr and Sugar Cr, which break the regularity of the prairie fields.