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2022 Map of Glen Elder South

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Glen Elder South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Glen Elder sits at the northern edge of this Mitchell County landscape, positioned just above the expansive waters of Waconda Lake. The southern reaches of the lake dominate the northern topography, where the Glen Elder Dam Rd and Great Spirit Trl cross the shoreline. The terrain south of the water is defined by a dense network of creek drainages, including Little Walnut Cr, Walnut Cr, and Antelope Cr, which carve through the plains toward the Solomon River.

Family and local historians will find a high concentration of rural burial grounds scattered across the township lines of t7s r9w and t8s r9w. These sites, such as High Prairie Cem, Excelsior Cem, Naomi Cem, and Walnut Creek Cem, serve as the primary markers of the early settlement patterns that preceded the creation of the reservoir. The map documents the grid of county roads, like Tipton Rd and 220 Rd, that connect these isolated landmarks across the undulating Kansas prairie.