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2012 Map of Alta Vista

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Alta Vista
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Alta Vista serves as the primary hub for this section of Wabaunsee County, showing a tight grid of streets such as Washington St and Sea St near the local Po. The surrounding landscape is defined by the headwaters and tributaries of the Flint Hills, where drainage systems like Munkers Cr and its various branches create a textured topography of draws and ridges.

Tracing the legacy of migration and local history, Mormon Trail Rd cuts across the center of the sheet, providing a geographic link to early overland travel through Kansas. For genealogists, the map identifies several distinct burial grounds, including Alta Vista Cem, Bemoan Cem, and Garfield Cem, each situated along the section-line roads that organize the rural homesteads. This 2012 survey illustrates a mature agricultural community, where newer routes like Alta Vista Rd coexist with remnants of the past like Old Hwy 4.