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2012 Map of Devon

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Devon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

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Devon and Harding anchor this agricultural region of Bourbon County, where a dense network of county roads follows the section lines of the Public Land Survey System. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Little Osage River in the north and the multi-branched drainage system of Mill Cr, Little Mill Cr, and Honey Cr. These waterways create natural breaks in the geometric grid of roads like Soldier Rd and Tomahawk Rd.

Genealogists will find a significant concentration of local burial sites scattered across the township, including Zion Cem in the northeast, Avondale Cem near the center, and W Plains Cem in the south. The proximity of Dayton Cem and Centerville Cem to the smaller creek beds suggests early settlement patterns oriented toward both the high ground of the prairie and the essential water sources of the river valley.