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2016 Map of Atchison East

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Atchison East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Atchison anchors this riverfront landscape where the Missouri River carves a complex boundary between Kansas and Missouri. The city's grid is remarkably detailed, showing streets from Parallel St to Commercial St, and the campus of Benedictine Coll overlooking the water. The river's winding path is marked by dramatic features like McQueen Bend and Winthrop Bend, reflecting the hydrologic shifts that have historically challenged border definitions.

Genealogists will find a dense concentration of burial sites, including the Saint Benedicts Abbey Cem and the State of Kansas Children's Orphan Home Cem. Across the river in Missouri, smaller settlements like Rushville and Armour sit near the oxbow waters of Sugar Lake and Lewis and Clark Lake. The map captures the varied terrain from the river bottomlands to the heights of Dead Mans Hole, documenting a landscape defined by its proximity to this major waterway.