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2018 Map of Alden

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Alden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Alden anchors this central Kansas survey, situated just north of a prominent bend in the Arkansas River. The landscape is defined by the section-line grid of the Public Land Survey System, which organizes the rural transition from Rice County into Reno County. The northern portion of the quadrangle is bisected by Salt Creek, while the southern reaches are drained by Peace Cr.

Genealogists and local historians can locate the Peace Valley Cem in the southeastern quadrant, a notable landmark in this agricultural region. The map captures the interplay between the natural meandering of the river and the rigid human geography of named roads like Jordan Springs Rd and Huntsville Rd. The small community of Alden itself shows a localized street grid featuring Pioneer St and numbered streets, representing a compact hub in an otherwise expansive landscape of fields and wetlands.