2012 Map of Tractor

About this map

Tractor serves as the namesake reference point for this western Kansas landscape, which is defined by a rigorous grid of section lines and rural thoroughfares. The terrain exhibits the orderly development of the High Plains, where agricultural land is partitioned by long straightaways such as N Navaho Rd and N Pawnee Rd. This 2012 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey documents the spatial organization of Scott County, highlighting a network of roads named for various historical and tribal associations, including S Rodeo Rd, S Taos Rd, and S Quiviera Rd. The concentration of infrastructure around Pitman Ln suggests localized activity within an otherwise expansive, agrarian territory. The map is a precise record of the road naming conventions and land divisions that characterize the region north of the county seat in the early twenty-first century.