2015 Map of Baxter Springs

About this map

Spring River and Shoal Creek converge in this corner of Southeast Kansas, defining a landscape shaped by water and early industrial settlement. The Lowell Reservoir dominates the center of the sheet, surrounded by a dense network of river-town communities including Riverton, Lowell, and Empire City. For genealogists, the map is remarkably dense with burial sites, from the Quaker Valley Cem near Brush Creek to the Boston Mills - Cox Cem in the north. The proximity of Galena and Baxter Springs highlights the region's historical importance as a transit and mining hub, with Old US Hwy 66 cutting across the terrain. Traces of the area's agricultural and civil history are preserved in the naming of local landmarks like Porters Bridge and Hillcrest.