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1971 Map of Hessdale

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Hessdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Hessdale sits at the intersection of water and historic transit in this portion of Wabaunsee County. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Mill Creek and its many tributaries, including Nehring Creek and the East Branch Mill Creek. A significant historical marker, the Old Indian Treaty Boundary, cuts across the northern townships of Newbury and Farmer, reflecting the structured land divisions of the nineteenth century.

Evidence of former infrastructure is visible in the Old Railroad Grade that parallels the creek bed near the settlement. For family historians, the map is particularly detailed, locating several rural burying grounds such as Troemper Cem, Kuenzli Cem, and Swedish Cem. These small, localized cemeteries, along with the Nehring Cem, provide essential anchor points for tracing the early farming families who settled these creek valleys.