2012 Map of Wagon Bed Spring

About this map

Wagon Bed Spring anchors this portion of southwestern Kansas, a site historically significant for its role along the Cimarron Route. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Cimarron River and the N Fk Cimarron R, which cut through a predominantly rural grid of agricultural roads. Local history is etched into the terrain at Zionville Cem, situated along S Wagonbed Springs Rd. The map illustrates a sparse settlement pattern characteristic of the High Plains, where the road network, including identifiers like 1 Mi Rd and Road Dd, dictates the modern geography around these ancient water sources. The transition from the river bottom to the surrounding plains is marked by a network of section roads that speak to the enduring surveyor's grid of the American West.