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2022 Map of El Dorado NW

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Hopkins serves as a central landmark in this Butler County landscape, situated near the intersection of modern rural routes and historical property divisions. The area is defined by its drainage into the Walnut River basin, with Diamond Cr flowing across the northern sections and Fourmile Cr winding through the southwest. These waterways historically dictated the placement of early homesteads and agricultural boundaries, a pattern still visible in the grid of local roads like NW Ohio Street Rd and NW Shumway RD.

Genealogists and local historians will find the Baker Cem particularly significant, located south of Hopkins along the modern highway corridor. The map details the transition between townships T23S, T24S, and T25S, reflecting the Public Land Survey System that organized the Kansas prairie. The presence of Rock Cr and Brush Cr further illustrates the hydrology that supported the ranching and farming operations quintessential to this part of the Flint Hills region.