2009 Map of Beloit SE

About this map

Shiloh Cemetery and New Hope Cemetery stand as significant genealogical landmarks in this Mitchell County landscape, reflecting the rural burial traditions of the region. The terrain is defined by the intermittent drainages of Fourth Creek and Fifth Creek, which cut through a strictly organized grid of agricultural roads including Hyde Rd and R Rd. This 2009 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey illustrates a highly systematic land-division pattern characteristic of the Great Plains, where the infrastructure of gravel roads and sections is dictated by the Public Land Survey System. The sparse distribution of named features highlights the open, agrarian nature of this portion of Kansas, where small family-named roads and remote cemeteries provide the primary clues to the local history and settlement patterns of the township.