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2012 Map of Barnard

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

USGS Topo · Published 2012

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Barnard sits at the heart of this North Central Kansas landscape, where the local street grid including Main St and White St meets the rural crossing of E Hwy-284. This 2012 survey illustrates a classic agricultural township structure, defined by a dense network of watercourses that drain the surrounding plains. The drainage pattern is led by Salt Creek and its many tributaries, such as Fifth Creek and Fourth Creek, which carve winding paths across the section lines.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several significant burial sites that anchor the community's history, including Milo Cemetery in the northeast and Union Valley Cemetery to the southwest. The presence of the Post Office and the small-town infrastructure of Simmons St and Section Line St highlights the enduring character of this Lincoln County settlement. Farther south, the geography is shaped by the headwaters of W Elkhorn Creek and Elkhorn Cemetery, showing the distribution of early rural congregations and neighborhoods.