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2017 Map of Crete South

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Crete South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Crete occupies the northern edge of this landscape, where the campus of Doane College and the Crete Municipal Airport sit near the winding course of the Big Blue River. This region of Saline County is characterized by a dense grid of rural roads and scattered agricultural settlements that speak to the area's Czech and central European heritage, most notably evidenced by the Bohemian National Cem and Sacred Heart Cem.

South of the main township, the land transitions into the smaller locales of Shestak and Kramer, surrounded by a network of drainage creeks and small impoundments such as Teal Reservoir and Lathrop Reservoir. The map documents a mature rural infrastructure where local history is preserved in sites like the Kramer Community Cem and the Blue Valley Cem, providing a detailed look at the geographic layout of family homesteads and community hubs before further modern development.