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2015 Map of Admire

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Admire
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Admire occupies the southwestern portion of this landscape at the junction of several rural routes, serving as a localized hub within Lyon County. The town site is structured around a traditional grid with streets such as E 1st St and E 7th St, situated just north of the meandering Hill Creek. The surrounding terrain is defined by a dense network of watercourses, most notably the long stretch of One Hundred and Fortytwo Mile Creek and the eastern flow of Elm Creek.

Genealogists and local historians will find the Admire Cemetery and Pleasant Ridge Cemetery well-documented, markers of the community's long-standing presence in the area. The map illustrates a landscape of rolling drainage basins, where named tributaries like Log Chain Creek, Onion Creek, and Chicken Creek carve through the agricultural countryside. This survey captures the rural character of the Wabaunsee and Lyon County border in the early 21st century.