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2015 Map of Brookfield

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Brookfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The city of Brookfield serves as the focal point of this Linn County survey, where the urban street grid meets the agricultural landscapes of northern Missouri. Water management is a defining characteristic of the local geography, evidenced by the clustered reservoirs of Brookfield Reservoir, Brookfield City Lake, and Brookfield Country Club Lake. These bodies of water sit nestled within the drainage basins of West Yellow Creek and Elk Cr, which wind through the township boundaries of T58N and T57N.

Genealogists and local historians can locate established burial grounds such as Rosehill Cemetery on the southern edge of town and New Garden Cemetery to the northeast. The infrastructure of the modern era is represented by the North Central Missouri Regional Airport and an extensive network of named rural routes, including Hagar Rd and Hacker Rd, which connect the outlying farmsteads to the central hub. The terrain is further defined by smaller tributaries like Big Turkey Cr and Spring Br, illustrating the area's natural hydrology.