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2018 Map of Sublette SE

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The high plains of Seward County appear here as a precision-etched grid of section lines and agricultural access roads. In this region, the landscape is defined by its geometry, where north-south routes like Road N and Cotton Rd intersect at perfectly spaced intervals with east-west corridors such as 22 Mile Rd and 20 Mile Rd. This systematic layout reflects the Homestead Act legacy of the Great Plains, where the terrain is organized for efficient large-scale farming.

Genealogists and local historians can find several quiet anchors of the community preserved on this sheet. The Banner Cem and Springfield Cem stand as landmarks of earlier settlement eras, while the Mennonite Cem further south points to the specific cultural and religious groups that shaped the agricultural identity of this corner of Kansas. The map captures a moment in the 21st century where the primary features remain the enduring cemeteries and the rigid survey lines that bound the prairie.