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2011 Map of Garland

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Garland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The village of Garland serves as the primary hub in this portion of Seward County, characterized by a grid of rural section roads and a network of small reservoirs. The area's history is preserved in its scattered burial grounds, including the Germantown Cemetery, which reflects the community's earlier identity, alongside the Garland South Cemetery, Trinity Cemetery, and Mount Carmel Cemetery. These sites provide vital touchstones for genealogical research in this agricultural landscape.

Water management is a defining feature of the terrain, with multiple detention dams and reservoirs like Oak-Middle Reservoir 76-A and Oak Middle Reservoir 72-A situated along the drainage of Middle Oak Creek. To the northeast, the significant expanse of Branched Oak Lake marks the edge of the quadrangle, while Middle Creek and Elk Creek wind through the southern fields. The Garland Post Office remains a central point of local infrastructure amidst a landscape of named rural routes such as Old Mill Rd and Waverly Rd.