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2009 Map of Devon

Name: 2009 Topographic Map of Devon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2009
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2009

About this map

Devon and Harding serve as the primary hubs of this agricultural landscape in Bourbon County, Kansas. The region is defined by an intricate network of rural section roads, including historic routes like Wagon Rd and Tomahawk Rd, which weave through the drainage basins of Mill Creek and its many tributaries. This 2009 survey reveals a high density of small community burial grounds, such as Zion Cemetery, Dayton Cemetery, and Avondale Cemetery, which mark the former locations of early school districts and pioneer church congregations.

The terrain is dissected by watercourses like Little Mill Creek, Clover Creek, and Honey Creek, reflecting a typical Kansas prairie-stream morphology. The settlement pattern remains largely dispersed, following the grid of the Public Land Survey System, with clusters of farmsteads situated near features like Centerville Cemetery and West Plains Cemetery. These markers provide significant waypoints for genealogists tracing families in the southern portion of the county.