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2009 Map of Hiawatha

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

USGS Topo · Published 2009

About this map

The town of Hiawatha anchors this Brown County landscape, positioned at a regional crossroads where the agricultural grid meets a network of vital waterways. As of 2009, the town's organized street plan, including Oregon St and Iowa St, extends toward the Mount Hope Cemetery and the Hiawatha City Dam. Outside the main settlement, the rural character is defined by the winding paths of the Wolf River and its tributaries, such as the North Fork Wolf River and Middle Fork Wolf River.

South of the county seat, the small community of Baker sits near the confluence of local creeks. Genealogists and local historians can trace legacy locations like the Claytonville Cemetery in the eastern portion of the survey. The map details the drainage patterns of Grasshopper Creek and Walnut Creek, illustrating how the Kansas prairie was divided into a precise section-line road system using identifiers like Hazelnut Rd and Horned Owl Rd.