{{short description|Gravel bicycle races held annually in Emporia, Kansas}} {{Infobox cycling race |name = Unbound Gravel |image = Dirty-Kanza-Theater-Find-Your-Limit.jpg |date = First weekend after [[Memorial Day]] |region = [[Flint Hills]] around [[Emporia, Kansas]], United States |localnames = |nickname = |discipline = [[Gravel cycling]] |competition = Professional and amateur |type = |director = Sean Thurman<ref name="contact">{{cite web |url=https://dirtykanza.com/contact-us/ |access-date=5 September 2018 |publisher=Dirty Kanza |title=Contact |date=2010-12-11 |archive-date=2020-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926084228/https://dirtykanza.com/contact-us/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |first = 2006<ref name="gravel rides saving america">{{cite web |url=https://www.bicycling.com/rides/a22652025/gravel-rides-are-saving-small-town-america/ |access-date=5 September 2018 |publisher=Bicycling.com |title=Gravel Rides are Saving Small-Town America |author=Taylor Rojek |date=8 August 2018}}</ref> |number = 19 (as of 2024) |firstwinner = {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Hughes (2006) <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} Leslie Hiemenz (2007) |mostwins = {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Hughes ''(4 wins)''<br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rebecca Rusch]] ''(3 wins)'' |mostrecent = {{flagicon|NZL}} Cameron Jones (2025) <br/ > {{flagicon|POL}} Karolina Migoń (2025) |website = unboundgravel.com }}
'''Unbound Gravel''', formerly known as the '''Dirty Kanza''', is a [[Gravel cycling|gravel racing]] event held annually on [[Rural area|rural]] roads in the [[Flint Hills]] region of the [[Great Plains]] around [[Emporia, Kansas]], United States.<ref name="DK-FAQ">{{cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) |url=https://dirtykanza.com/faq/ |website=Dirty Kanza |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622234004/https://dirtykanza.com/faq/ |archivedate=June 22, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Legan2017">{{cite book|first=Nick |last=Legan|title=Gravel Cycling: The Complete Guide to Gravel Racing and Adventure Bikepacking|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fZhIDwAAQBAJ|date=20 December 2017 |publisher=VeloPress |isbn=978-1-937716-98-1}}</ref> The event is typically held in the late spring and consists of multiple races with lengths varying from {{convert|25|mi|km}} up to {{convert|350|mi|km}}. The event's organizers refer to the {{convert|200|mi|km}} race as the "World's Premiere Gravel Grinder",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cxmagazine.com/photo-gallery-2018-dirty-kanza-200-gravel-race-ian-matteson |date=13 June 2018 |access-date=5 September 2018 |publisher=Cyclocross Magazine |title=Photo Gallery: Grit and Gravel at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200}}</ref> and it is ranked as one of the top gravel bike races in the world.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 10 gravel races in the USA |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/top-10-gravel-races-in-the-usa/ |publisher=[[Cycling News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610201109/https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/top-10-gravel-races-in-the-usa/ |archive-date=June 10, 2021 |date=June 16, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|JET64bxgv3E|Global Cycling Network Top Five Gravel Events}}</ref><ref name="nytimes extreme races">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/24/sports/extreme-races-allure-is-simple-200-miles-of-gravel.html |title=Extreme Race's Allure Is Simple: 200 Miles of Gravel |date=23 May 2015 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> In 2024, there were approximately 5,000 registered riders across all races.<ref name="CN-20240527"/> In 2026, the event will be held on May 28 to 31.
==Course== Starting and ending in [[Emporia, Kansas|Emporia]], the routes runs along rural roads in the [[Flint Hills]] of [[East-Central Kansas|east-central Kansas]].<ref name="DK-FAQ"/> The course route varies each year, and can change directions from year to year (north or south route) from Emporia. In some years the temperature on the route has exceeded {{convert|100|F|C}} in the afternoon, while other years have seen severe weather including rain and hail.<ref name="NYT-20130612">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/sports/wind-cant-stop-cyclings-gravel-grinders-in-the-dirty-kanza.html |last=Farrel |first=Sean Patrick |date=11 June 2013 |title=Neither Wind Nor Gravel Will Stop These Grinders|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] }}</ref> It is not uncommon for rain to occur before or during the race causing some dirt roads to turn into "mud roads".<ref>{{cite web |title=Chaos and controversy: Inside the quagmire that clogged Unbound Gravel 2023 |url=https://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com/racing/features/chaos-and-controversy-inside-the-quagmire-that-clogged-unbound-gravel |publisher=Global Cycling Network (GCN) |date=October 5, 2023 |access-date=June 6, 2024 |archive-date=June 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606002015/https://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com/racing/features/chaos-and-controversy-inside-the-quagmire-that-clogged-unbound-gravel |url-status=dead }}</ref>
There are support checkpoints spaced about 50 miles apart for longer races. Riders must carry their own food and water, as well as fix their own tires and bikes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.si.com/edge/2017/06/14/dirty-kanza-200-gravel-race-first-attempt |newspaper=[[Sports Illustrated]] |last=Taylor |first=Tom |date=14 June 2017 |title=What it's like to race in the Dirty Kanza 200}}</ref><ref name="Dille2015">{{cite book|author=Ian Dille|title=The Cyclist's Bucket List: A Celebration of 75 Quintessential Cycling Experiences|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QzRyCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA120|date=7 July 2015|publisher=Rodale|isbn=978-1-62336-446-5|page=120}}</ref> If riders receive outside support at any location other than official checkpoints, it will result in immediate disqualification. Riders may assist other riders by any means and at any time.<ref name="DK-FAQ"/>
==Events== The event started as a single {{convert|200|mi|km|adj=on}} race, but has expanded to include multiple races of various distances to encourage more riders to participate. Though the names of the race distances are rounded off to numerical values, the actual distance varies slightly based on the specific course chosen for the year.
The event consists of the following races: {| class="wikitable" !Race !Distance !Introduced |- |Unbound Gravel XL |{{convert|350|mi|km|adj=on}} |2018<ref name="DKXL">{{cite web |url=https://www.velonews.com/2018/05/news/gravel/dirty-kanza-goes-big-new-350-mile-race_467843 |publisher=VeloNews |title=Dirty Kanza goes big with new 350-mile race |author=Spencer Powlison |date=31 May 2018 |access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Unbound Gravel 200 |{{convert|200|mi|km|adj=on}} |2006<ref name="CN-20210602" /> |- |Unbound Gravel 100 |{{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}} |2013<ref name="NYT-20130612" /> |- |Unbound Gravel 50 |{{convert|50|mi|km|adj=on}} |2013<ref name="NYT-20130612" /> |- |Unbound Gravel 25 |{{convert|25|mi|km|adj=on}} |2013<ref name="NYT-20130612" /> |- |Unbound Gravel Junior 100 |{{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}} |2013 |- |Unbound Gravel Junior 50 |{{convert|50|mi|km|adj=on}} |2013 |} The Unbound Gravel 200 remains the marquee race of the event with prize money for the Elite rider category.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNBOUND Gravel 200 |url=https://www.unboundgravel.com/events-200/ |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=UNBOUND Gravel |language=en-US}}</ref> The Unbound Gravel Junior races are for children and young adults aged 12-18 and are part of the [[USA Cycling]] Junior Gravel National Series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNBOUND Gravel Juniors |url=https://www.unboundgravel.com/events-junior/ |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=UNBOUND Gravel |language=en-US}}</ref>
==History== [[File:Sunrise in Emporia.jpg|thumb|right|Waiting for Dirty Kanza bike race to start at sunrise in [[Emporia, Kansas|Emporia]] (2017)]] In 2006, the first year of '''Dirty Kanza''' had 34 riders participate.<ref name="CN-20210602"/> It was organized by Joel Dyke and Jim Cummins, and modeled off the similar Trans-Iowa and the Flint Hills Death Ride.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joel "Big Grin" Dyke |url=https://www.gravelcyclinghof.com/hall-of-famers-2023/joel-dyke |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Gravel Cycling Hall of Fame |language=en-US}}</ref> The race began with 34 rides and concluded with 15 finishers.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}} Dan Hughes won the race in 12:58 hours.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-03 |title=The first ever Unbound-winning bike {{!}} How have gravel bikes evolved since 2006? |url=https://www.bikeradar.com/features/pro-bike/dan-hughes-first-unbound-winning-bike |access-date=2026-05-13 |website=BikeRadar |language=en}}</ref>
In 2018, [[Life Time Fitness]] purchased Dirty Kanza Productions.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.velonews.com/news/gravel/life-time-fitness-acquires-dirty-kanza/ | title=Life Time Fitness acquires Dirty Kanza | date=18 September 2018 }}</ref> That year the race had 2,500 registered riders.<ref name="Quick Facts">{{cite web |url=https://dirtykanza.com/exhibitors/dirty-kanza-200-quick-facts/ |title=Dirty Kanza 200 Quick Facts |publisher=Dirty Kanza |access-date=5 September 2018 |date=2018-01-23 |archive-date=2020-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019235840/https://dirtykanza.com/exhibitors/dirty-kanza-200-quick-facts/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2019, the race had 2,750 registered riders.<ref name="a27632336">[https://www.bicycling.com/racing/a27632336/dirty-kanza-2019/ The 2019 Dirty Kanza Could Be the Toughest in History; May 29, 2019.]</ref>
Several changes occurred in 2020. First the races were postponed from May 29–31 to September 10–13 because of the ongoing worldwide [[COVID-19 pandemic]] issues,<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Event Status Update (Postponement) |url=https://dirtykanza.com/2020-dirty-kanza-postponement-faqs/ |website=Dirty Kanza |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421142301/https://dirtykanza.com/2020-dirty-kanza-postponement-faqs/ |archivedate=April 21, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> then later were cancelled.<ref name="dk2020-cancelled">{{cite web |title=2020 Event Status Update (Cancelled) |url=https://dirtykanza.com/new-dirt/2020-event-status-update/ |website=Dirty Kanza |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709221123/https://dirtykanza.com/new-dirt/2020-event-status-update/ |archivedate=July 9, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Organizers considered a name change for the event to remove reference to [[Kaw people|Kaw nation]] (also known as Kanza) based on an online petition despite representatives of the Kaw Nation responding to the allegations, saying "Life Time and the Kaw Nation are proud of our relationship, which is built upon mutual respect, dignity, and integrity" and "It was felt that 'Kanza' paid homage to the region (the Kanza Prairie), to its rich history, and to all things associated with the region, including the Kaw Nation".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-23|title=Dirty Kanza organizers are considering options for a possible name change|url=https://cyclingtips.com/2020/06/dirty-kanza-organizers-are-considering-options-for-a-possible-name-change/|access-date=2020-07-08|website=CyclingTips|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.velonews.com/news/life-time-and-the-kaw-nation-issue-an-open-letter-to-the-gravel-community/|title = Dirty Kanza responds to campaign petitioning for name change based on racist allegations|date = 20 April 2020}}</ref> The same year, the event's surviving founder made a statement that the police shooting of an intoxicated black man in Atlanta who grabbed an officer's [[taser]] and fired it at the officer was "justified".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-21|title=Dirty Kanza boss fired over 'inappropriate and insensitive' comment|url=https://www.velonews.com/news/dirty-kanza-boss-fired-over-inappropriate-and-insensitive-comment/|access-date=2021-05-13|website=VeloNews.com}}</ref> The ensuing controversy resulted in his eventual firing by the event's parent company, Life Time Fitness.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Samples|first=Chuck|title=Dirty Kanza founder fired from Life Time Fitness over social media post on officer-involved shooting|url=https://www.kvoe.com/news/item/49038-dirty-kanza-founder-fired-from-life-time-fitness-over-social-media-post-on-officer-involved-shooting|access-date=2021-05-13|website=www.kvoe.com|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513163856/https://www.kvoe.com/news/item/49038-dirty-kanza-founder-fired-from-life-time-fitness-over-social-media-post-on-officer-involved-shooting|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Giddings|first=Caitlin|date=2020-07-15|title=Why the Name of a Major Gravel Event Is Being Changed|url=https://www.outsideonline.com/2415512/kanza-name-change-indigenous-bike-race|access-date=2021-06-08|website=Outside Online|language=en}}</ref> On October 29, 2020, it was announced that the name of the race would be changed to '''Unbound Gravel'''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-29|title=The Dirty Kanza is now Unbound Gravel|url=https://www.velonews.com/news/gravel/the-dirty-kanza-is-now-unbound-gravel/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=VeloNews.com}}</ref>
In 2021, the race had 2,626 registered riders.<ref name="CN-20210602">{{cite web |title=Unbound Gravel rebounds with stellar fields and prairie pain – Preview |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/unbound-gravel-2021/preview/ |publisher=[[Cycling News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610193040/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/unbound-gravel-2021/preview/ |archive-date=June 10, 2021 |date=June 2, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2022, the 200 pro race became part of the [[Life Time Grand Prix]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cash |first=Dane |date=2021-12-10 |title=60 riders selected to contest Life Time Grand Prix series in 2022 |url=https://velo.outsideonline.com/news/60-riders-selected-to-contest-life-time-grand-prix-series-in-2022/ |access-date=2025-10-16 |website=Velo |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2023, there was a total of over 4,000 registered riders for all races.
In 2024, there was a total of around 5,000 registered riders for all races, with 1,480 in the Unbound Gravel 200, and 1,829 in the Unbound Gravel 100.<ref name="CN-20240527">{{cite web |title=10 contenders at Unbound Gravel |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/unbound-gravel-2024/preview/ |publisher=[[Cycling News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604230209/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/unbound-gravel-2024/preview/ |archive-date=June 4, 2024 |date=May 27, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> Riders came from all 50 U.S. States and 38 Countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.unboundgravel.com/about/ |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=UNBOUND Gravel |language=en-US}}</ref>
The 2025 200-mile editions were won by Cameron Jones and Karolina Migoń. [[Simon Pellaud]] of Switzerland was second, after riding in a breakaway with Jones for much of the day. And with Norwegian [[Torbjørn Andre Røed]] third, it was the first time Unbound Gravel did not have an American rider on the elite men's 200-mile podium.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Rook |first=Anne-Marije |date=2025-05-31 |title='I had as good a chance as anyone' - Cameron Jones wins Unbound Gravel after spending 150 miles in a breakaway with Simon Pellaud |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/gravel/cameron-jones-wins-unbound-gravel |access-date=2026-05-13 |website=Cycling Weekly |language=en}}</ref> Jones' finishing time of 8:37 is fastest ever 200-mile Unbound Gravel time,<ref name=":0" /> shattering [[Lachlan Morton|Morton]]'s 2024 record time of 9:11.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lachlan Morton wins the 2024 Unbound Gravel {{!}} EF Pro Cycling |url=https://www.efprocycling.com/racing/lachlan-morton-wins-the-2024-unbound-gravel/ |access-date=2026-05-13 |website=www.efprocycling.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In the XL race, winners Britton (at 17:49) and Jackson (at 20:57) both shattered course records.
==Winners==
===Unbound Gravel 200=== Before 2020, the race was known as the Dirty Kanza 200 (or DK 200). This 200 mile race was first held in 2006. Results verified at [[Athlinks]].<ref name="Athlinks"/>
{| class="wikitable" ! Year || Male || Female |- | align=center | 2025 || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Cameron Jones (cyclist)|Cameron Jones]] || {{flagicon|POL}} Karolina Migoń |- | align=center | 2024 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lachlan Morton]] || {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Rosa Klöser]] |- | align=center | 2023 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Keegan Swenson]] || {{flagicon|Germany}} Carolin Schiff |- | align=center | 2022 || {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Ivar Slik]] || {{flagicon|ARG}}{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sofía Gómez Villafañe]] |- | align=center | 2021 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ian Boswell]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lauren De Crescenzo]] |- | align=center | 2020 || N/A (race cancelled) || N/A (race cancelled) |- | align=center | 2019 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Colin Strickland]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Amity Rockwell]] |- | align=center | 2018 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ted King (cyclist)|Ted King]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kaitlin Keough]] |- | align=center | 2017 || {{flagicon|USA}} Mat Stephens || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alison Tetrick]] |- | align=center | 2016 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ted King (cyclist)|Ted King]] || {{flagicon|USA}} Amanda Nauman |- | align=center | 2015 || {{flagicon|USA}} Yuri Hauswald || {{flagicon|USA}} Amanda Nauman |- | align=center | 2014 || {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Jensen || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rebecca Rusch]] |- | align=center | 2013 || {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Hughes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rebecca Rusch]] |- | align=center | 2012 || {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Hughes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rebecca Rusch]] |- | align=center | 2011 || {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Hughes || {{flagicon|USA}} Betsy Shogren |- | align=center | 2010 || {{flagicon|USA}} Corey Godfrey || {{flagicon|USA}} Emily Brock |- | align=center | 2009 || {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Marchand || N/A |- | align=center | 2008 || {{flagicon|USA}} Cameron Chambers || {{flagicon|USA}} Kristen High |- | align=center | 2007 || {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Goetzelman || {{flagicon|USA}} Leslie Hiemenz |- | align=center | 2006 || {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Hughes || N/A |}
===Unbound Gravel 100=== Before 2020, the race was known as the DK 100. This 100 mile race was first held in 2013 as the DK Half Pint. It became an official race distance in 2019. Results verified at [[Athlinks]].<ref name="Athlinks"/>
{| class="wikitable" ! Year || Male || Female |- | align=center | 2025 || {{flagicon|USA}} Hayden Christian || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tiffany Cromwell]] |- | align=center | 2024 || {{flagicon|USA}} Elliott Baring || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lauren Stephens]] |- | align=center | 2023 || {{flagicon|USA}} David Brower || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tiffany Cromwell]] |- | align=center | 2022 || {{flagicon|USA}} Ethan Overson || {{flagicon|USA}} Marisa Boaz |- | align=center | 2021 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stephen Hyde (cyclist)|Stephen Hyde]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lauren Stephens]] |- | align=center | 2020 || N/A (race cancelled) || N/A (race cancelled) |- | align=center | 2019 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ashton Lambie]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lauren Stephens]] |- | align=center | 2018 || {{flagicon|USA}} Matthew Accarrino || {{flagicon|USA}} Erica Mueller |- | align=center | 2017 || {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Baxter || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rebecca Rusch]] |- | align=center | 2016 || {{flagicon|USA}} Guy Alvarez || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rebecca Rusch]] |- | align=center | 2015 || {{flagicon|USA}} Austin Morris || {{flagicon|USA}} Jennifer Rhoades |- | align=center | 2014 || {{flagicon|USA}} David Wilson || {{flagicon|USA}} Danielle Pellicano |- | align=center | 2013 || {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Schloegel || {{flagicon|USA}} Lynn Malir |}
===Unbound Gravel XL=== Before 2020, the race was known as the Dirty Kanza XL (or DK XL). This 350 mile race was first held in 2018. Results verified at [[Athlinks]].<ref name="Athlinks">[https://www.athlinks.com/event/174195/results/Event/971897/Course/2067697/Results Unbound Gravel Event Results; Athlinks.]</ref>
{| class="wikitable" ! Year || Male || Female |- | align=center | 2025 || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Rob Britton]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Heather Jackson]] |- | align=center | 2024 || {{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Breuer || {{flagicon|GER}} Svenja Betz |- | align=center | 2023 || {{flagicon|USA}} Logan Kasper || {{flagicon|USA}} Kristen Legan |- | align=center | 2022 || {{flagicon|USA}} William Harrison || {{flagicon|USA}} Cynthia Frazier |- | align=center | 2021 || {{flagicon|USA}} Taylor Lideen || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lael Wilcox]] |- | align=center | 2020 || N/A (race cancelled) || N/A (race cancelled) |- | align=center | 2019 || {{flagicon|USA}} Jay Petervary || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lael Wilcox]] |- | align=center | 2018 || {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Acker || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rebecca Rusch]] |}
===Notable victories=== * [[Rebecca Rusch]] is notable for placing first female in six events across three distances: XL race in 2018; 200 race in 2012 / 2013 / 2014; 100 race in 2016 and 2017. * [[Lauren Stephens]] is notable for placing first female in three events of the 100 race: 2019 / 2021 / 2024.
==See also== * [[Ultra-distance cycling]] * [[Leadville Trail 100 MTB]], a mountain bike race in Leadville, Colorado
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Unbound Gravel}} * [https://www.unboundgravel.com/ Official race website] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC4t-nF-0tw&t=45 2018 race footage] (example of race and road conditions on south route) * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIEwvwbau44 2023 race footage] (example of race and muddy road conditions) * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUdTT0yopvE 2024 race footage] (example of race and dry road conditions on north route) (fast race) * Highway maps: [http://wfs.ksdot.org/arcgis_web_adaptor/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/City/EMPORIA.pdf Emporia city map], [https://web.archive.org/web/20220628211952/http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/lyon.PDF Lyon County map (includes Emporia)], [https://www.ksdot.gov/about/our-organization/divisions/planning-and-development/kansas-maps-and-gis-resources/historic-state-maps Kansas map]
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