Smoky Hill River
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The Smoky Hill River is a 575-mile river in the central Great Plains of North America, running through Colorado and Kansas.
Smoky Hill River near Assaria, Kansas
Cattle crossing the Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth (photo by A. Gardner, 1867).
Cheyenne County, Colorado
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Cheyenne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. The county population was 1,748 at 2020 census. The county seat is Cheyenne Wells.
Smoky Hill River
…originates in the High Plains of eastern Colorado and flows east. Both the main course of it and of the North Fork Smoky Hill River rise in northern Cheyenne County, Colorado. The two streams converge roughly 5 miles (8 km) west of Russell Springs in Logan County, Kansas. From there, the river continues generally eastward…
Cheyenne County Colorado Courthouse