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2017 Map of Edgerton

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Edgerton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Platte River snakes through this agricultural landscape, forming the natural boundary between Buchanan and Platte counties as it flows southward. The town of Edgerton serves as the primary settlement in the southeast, situated near the confluence of Grove Cr and the river. This region is characterized by its numerous family and community burial grounds, which offer significant genealogical value for those researching the early residents of these river-bottom townships.

Upland from the river, small water bodies like Grant Lake, Benner Lake, and Gamble Lake dot the terrain, while a dense network of local roads such as Louter-Milch Rd and Todd Rd SE connect scattered farmsteads. The mapping of Union Mill Cem, Mount Pleasant Cem, and Hebron Cem alongside several other numbered or named cemeteries underscores the long-standing rural church and cemetery traditions that have defined this Missouri countryside since its settlement.