2011 Map of Atlanta

About this map

Atlanta sits at the northern edge of this Phelps County landscape, defined by a rigid grid of rural roads and an extensive network of water management features. The settlement is anchored by the Atlanta Post Office, serving a region where the natural drainage of Turkey Creek and School Creek has been augmented by numerous private and agricultural impoundments. These reservoirs, including the Peterson North Reservoir, Peterson South Reservoir, and McDonald Reservoir, illustrate the critical importance of water storage for the local agricultural economy. Further south, the Carter-David West Reservoir and Carter-David East Reservoir sit alongside Milrose Creek, while Einspahr Reservoir marks the lower reaches of the map. This distribution of family-named dams and reservoirs reveals a landscape deeply modified for irrigation and livestock, where named waterways like Flag Creek and Foster Creek provide the framework for a highly engineered prairie environment.