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2022 Map of Dennis

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Dennis stands as a primary community in this Labette County landscape, situated amid a grid of rural roads and rolling prairie terrain. The topography is defined by prominent elevations such as Twin Mounds and Bender Mounds, which provide natural landmarks in an area otherwise characterized by agricultural expanses and stream valleys. The southern portion of the sheet is dominated by the waters of Big Hill Lake, created by the impoundment of Big Hill Creek. This reservoir significantly altered the local geography, introducing a large recreational and utility water body where smaller creek branches like Cherry Cr once flowed unimpeded.

Local history is preserved at sites like Harmony Grove Cem and Pleasant Hill Cem, which serve as quiet markers of early settlement patterns near the small communities of Grove and Fern. The map captures a transition between the traditional section-line road network and the newer winding paths of Timberhill Pkwy and Cherryvale Pkwy that follow the indented shoreline of the lake, reflecting how modern infrastructure has adapted to the man-made landscape.