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2015 Map of Chaffee

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Chaffee and the surrounding Scott County landscape are defined by a complex network of drainage and transport infrastructure. The massive Castor River Diversion Channel cuts across the northern terrain, managed by an extensive system of levees like Levee Rd, while the Old Channel Hubble Cr and Dutchtown Ditch reflect the historical engineering required to manage this low-lying region. To the east, the topography rises sharply at Cedar Cliffs and Cox Hill, where Lake Tywappity and Burnett Lake are tucked into the higher ground.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of local burial sites, including the Saint Ambrose Catholic Cemetery, Union Park Cemetery, and Bell Hill Cemetery near the city center, as well as the Allenville Cemetery to the west. Small settlements and junctions like Blomeyer, Rockview, and Kagel trace the path of the Frisco Rd rail corridor, illustrating the area's development as a transit point between the river bottomlands and the ridges of Hickory Ridge.