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2018 Map of De Soto

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of De Soto
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Kansas River serves as a natural boundary in this 2018 survey, separating Leavenworth and Johnson counties. The city of De Soto occupies a central position, defined by its historic De Soto Railroad Bridge and the De Soto Cem. This modern landscape shows a transition between traditional riverfront commerce and suburban expansion, particularly toward the east into Lenexa and Shawnee, and south into the residential fringes of Olathe.

Significant tributaries including Kill Creek, Cedar Cr, and Spoon Cr create a network of drainage across the rolling terrain. The map captures specialized land uses such as the Cedar Air Park near the Olathe border and New Olathe Lake at the southern edge. Smaller named settlements like Lenape and Clearview City provide important geographic anchors for genealogists tracing local families or property lines near the Murphy Cem.