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2012 Map of Greenleaf SE

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Greenleaf SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Cottage Hill sits in the northeastern portion of this rural Riley County landscape, anchored by its namesake Cottage Hill Cem. The area is defined by a dendritic network of streams, including Sulphur Cr, Swede Cr, and N Otter Cr, which carve through the agricultural fields and pastures. These watercourses historically dictated the placement of early settlements and rural infrastructure, visible in the winding routes of local roads that occasionally follow the topography rather than the strict section lines of the surrounding grid.

Genealogists will find several burial sites preserved across these sections, including Spring Valley Cem in the west and the Fancy Creek Randolph Cem in the southeast. The drainage of School Br and Little Swede Cr further illustrates the complex watershed that feeds into the region's larger river systems. This survey provides a clear view of the intersection between long-standing rural community markers and the natural drainage patterns of the Kansas prairie.