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2022 Map of Blue Rapids NE

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Blue Rapids NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Big Blue River and Black Vermillion River converge in this section of Marshall County, defining a landscape shaped by significant waterways and rural heritage. Numerous family and community burial grounds are preserved across the area, including Antioch Cem, Edinborough Cem, Elm Creek Cem, and Saville Cem, providing essential touchstones for genealogical research.

A network of gravel roads with evocative names like Tumbleweed Rd and Wildcat Rd crisscross the drainage basins of Corndodger Cr and Perkins Cr. The presence of an Indian Mound near the southern boundary and the Game Fork area suggests a long history of human interaction with this riverine environment. The map details the rural section lines of T3S through T5S, capturing the enduring agricultural grid of the Kansas plains.