2009 Map of Yates Center

About this map

The town of Yates Center serves as the focal point of this Woodson County landscape, appearing as a developed grid at the southern edge of a predominantly agricultural and industrial region. To the north, the terrain is defined by a network of drainage systems including North Owl Creek, School Creek, and Cherry Creek, which wind through a landscape punctuated by several smaller named locales. The map reveals a legacy of energy extraction, most notably at the Durand Oil Field and the Owl Creek Oil Field, where the infrastructure of the oil industry overlaps with rural farming acreage. Genealogists will find the Dutro Cemetery north of town, while historians can trace the smaller settlements of Durand, Vernon, and Hasty, which are connected by an extensive system of secondary roads such as Nighthawk Rd and Osage Rd.