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2009 Map of Herkimer

Name: 2009 Topographic Map of Herkimer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2009
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2009

About this map

Herkimer sits at the heart of this rural landscape, positioned just south of a bend in the Big Blue River. This area is defined by a dense network of waterways feeding the river system, including the meandering paths of Horseshoe Creek and Deer Creek. The map documents a well-established agricultural grid connected by local routes such as Granite Rd and Harvest Rd, which link scattered farmsteads and small crossroads like Lone Elm.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the documentation of three distinct burial grounds: Zion Cemetery, Deer Creek Cemetery, and Immanuel Cemetery. These sites, along with smaller tributaries like Raemer Creek and Scotch Creek, provide precise spatial markers for tracing family heritage and land use patterns in this portion of Kansas during the early twenty-first century.