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2009 Map of Bendena

Name: 2009 Topographic Map of Bendena
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2009
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2009

About this map

Bendena serves as the primary community in this portion of Atchison County, appearing as a compact grid of streets at the junction of 165th Road and Friendship Road. The surrounding landscape is defined by the drainage basins of Independence Creek and its major tributaries, including the North Branch Independence Creek and Jordan Creek. This survey reveals a high density of family-named roads and landmarks that are essential for genealogical research in Shannon Township.

Several historic burial grounds are preserved across the sections, including Bitner Cemetery in the northwest, Victory Cemetery near St Benedicts Rd, and Robertson Cemetery situated north of the central creek fork. The road network, following the traditional section-line grid, includes distinctively named thoroughfares such as Eminence Rd, Fargo Springs Rd, and Diamond Spring, which hint at the earlier paths of travel and local hydrology in this agricultural region of northeastern Kansas.