2009 Map of Vilas

About this map

The settlement of Vilas and the smaller community of Ridge anchor this agricultural landscape in Wilson County at the close of the first decade of the 21st century. The map reveals a highly structured rural grid defined by roads such as Alabama Rd and Arizona Rd, where the geometry of human settlement meets the meandering drainage of Village Creek and Woodruff Branch. Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the distribution of three distinct burial grounds: the centrally located Village Creek Cemetery, the northerly Swede Center Cemetery, and the Vilas Bethel Cemetery situated near the main township. These landmarks, along with a network of secondary roads like Anderson Rd and Brown Rd, document the persistent layout of this Kansas farming district.