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2009 Map of Utica

Name: 2009 Topographic Map of Utica
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2009
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2009

About this map

The town of Utica serves as the focal point of this Western Kansas landscape, where the organized grid of Stanley St and local avenues meets the vast agricultural plains. This late-2000s survey captures the region's reliance on intermittent water systems, defined by the winding paths of Big Windy Creek and Sand Creek. The rural character of the area is further established by the small settlement of Alanthus to the north and the nearby Utica Cemetery, which provides a vital point of reference for genealogists and local historians researching the community's roots.

The topography is subtly shaped by the drainage patterns of Wild Horse Creek and the North Fork Forrester Creek, which carve gentle impressions into the prairie. This map records the modern road network, including Gove County routes like Gove A and Gove B, illustrating how the township remained connected to its agricultural hinterlands through a series of systematically laid out section-line roads.