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2018 Map of Earlton

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Earlton serves as the primary settlement on this Neosho County quadrangle, situated where Arkansas St meets the rural grid south of Turkey Cr. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Elk River, which cuts across the central portion of the map, fed by tributaries including Little Elk Cr and Mud Cr. The township and range lines of T28S and T29S organize the territory into a precise system of section roads like Douglas Rd and Irving Rd, typical of the Kansas prairie.

Genealogists will find interest in the documented burial grounds of the area, specifically the Urbana Cem near the small settlement of Urbana and the naming of Earlton Cemetary Rd. The infrastructure reflects a contemporary rural economy where modern county roads maintain the path of historic land divisions, connecting scattered farmsteads across the river valley and the headwaters of Little Chetopa Cr.