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2016 Map of Wright

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Wright
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Dodge City anchor the southwestern corner of this Ford County landscape, where the urban grid gives way to the expansive agricultural plains of western Kansas. The settlement of Wright sits at a strategic railroad and highway junction to the northeast, serving as a focal point for the surrounding rural townships. The drainage patterns of Duck Creek, its South Fork, and Elm Creek carve subtle relief into the terrain, leading toward Ford County Lake.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several significant community landmarks, including Pleasant Vale Cemetery and Saint Andrews Cemetery. The map also details the footprint of the Dodge City Regional Airport and an extensive network of rural section-line roads with names like Lariat Road and Military Avenue that hint at the region's ranching and frontier heritage. These established transport corridors link the isolated farmsteads across the townships of T25S and T26S.