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2016 Map of Foraker North

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Foraker sits at the southern edge of this survey, where the Osage County plains meet the Kansas border. The landscape is defined by a dense network of drainage, including Antelope Cr and Elm Creek, which carve through the undulating terrain of the southern Flint Hills region. The presence of Saint Johns Cem northwest of the town provides a point of interest for genealogists tracing local families in this sparsely populated ranching country.

Water management is a central feature of the local topography, represented by the Big Caney Creek Site 11 Reservoir and private impoundments like Adams Lake and Adams Ranch Airport Lake. These features, along with names like Dog Run and Whartenby Cr, illustrate the complex hydrology necessary to support the extensive cattle operations that have historically characterized this portion of the Oklahoma-Kansas line.