2009 Map of Vine Creek

About this map

The small settlement of Vine Creek stands in the northeast corner of this Ottawa County landscape, where the prairie is defined by a strictly aligned grid of rural roads and meandering watercourses. The local community center is anchored by the Vine Creek Cemetery, located just north of the village site near the intersection of Landmark Dr and Kiowa Rd. This area reflects the late-century agricultural layout of north-central Kansas, where named routes like Homestead Rd and Coronado Rd provide access to the expansive farmlands between the drainages. Several significant waterways carve through the terrain, including the serpentine path of Coal Creek in the southwest and Buckeye Creek to the east. These creeks and the nearby Cole Creek suggest the natural drainage patterns that have dictated field boundaries and property lines for generations of local farmers.