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2016 Map of Elk City

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Elk City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Elk City sits at the convergence of several major watercourses and county lines in this southeast Kansas landscape. The town is situated on the banks of the Elk River, which winds through the southern portion of the quadrangle where it meets Duck Creek and Salt Cr. To the north and east, the terrain is defined by the drainage basins of Little Duck Cr and Bachelor Cr, showing a complex topography of ridges and valleys that transition into the flatter plains.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the three well-marked burial grounds: Star Center Cem to the northwest, Oak Hill Cem to the east, and Woodring Cem to the south. The map also records the rural infrastructure of the area, including Darbro Field and a dense network of country roads such as Blackjack Rd and Saddle Rd that trace the historical movement across the Montgomery, Elk, and Chautauqua county borders.