2017 Map of Aurora West

About this map

The western edges of Aurora anchor this landscape, where the residential grid gives way to the section-line roads and agricultural tracts of Hamilton County. This 2017 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey illustrates the transition from the city’s named streets like Mark St and Railroad Ave to the open prairie drainages. Water management is a central theme of the terrain, highlighted by the Kostal-Hawthorne Dam and Kostal Reservoir in the southwest corner. The land is defined by the winding course of Beaver Cr and the N Br W Fork Big Blue River, while the rural history of the area is preserved in sites like the Prairie Gem Cem and Seaton Cem. The map reveals a highly structured landscape where modern infrastructure and historic land divisions meet.