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2018 Map of Baldwin City

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Baker University serves as the cultural anchor of this eastern Kansas landscape, with the historic campus center surrounded by the residential streets of Baldwin City. The town’s early development is marked by a concentration of cemeteries including Oakwood Cem, Mount Calvary Cem, and the Baldwin City Pioneer Cem, reflecting a long-standing community footprint. To the north, the small settlement of Vinland sits near the Vinland Valley Aerodrome, positioned along a grid of rural roads such as N 700 RD.

The terrain is defined by the drainage of Coal Creek and the Middle Fork Tauy Creek, creating a rolling agricultural backdrop for several outlying landmarks. Local history researchers will find numerous rural burial grounds like Breeze Cem and Stony Point Cem scattered across the township lines. Water features like Douglas Lake and Baldwin City Lake provide distinct recreational points within the primarily rural and educational setting of Douglas County.