2015 Map of Vilas

About this map

Vilas sits at the heart of this agricultural landscape in southeastern Kansas, situated near the intersection of Ulysses Rd and 2000 Rd. This survey documents a rural territory where four counties converge—Woodson, Allen, Wilson, and Neosho—revealing a dense network of sectional roads and family cemeteries that speak to the area's deep-rooted homestead history. Waterways like Village Cr and Big Cedar Cr cut through the terrain, joined by smaller tributaries such as Woodruff Br and Elder Br. The distribution of burial grounds, including Swede Center Cem and Vilas Bethel Cem, suggests the early ethnic and community divisions of the surrounding townships. The map's grid of named routes like Wichita Rd and Alabama Rd provides a clear framework for genealogists tracing property records and historic farmstead locations across the various township ranges.