2015 Map of Hope

About this map

Hope serves as the central hub for this Dickinson County landscape, where the grid of residential streets like North Main Street and East Broadway Street meets the sprawling agricultural surroundings. The map reveals a deeply rooted community history preserved in local burial sites, ranging from the Hope Cemetery on the town's edge to the more secluded Pilgrims Home Cemetery and Saint Phillips Cemetery. To the south, the terrain descends toward the banks of Lyon Creek and its tributary, West Branch Lyon Creek. This water network culminates at the Herington Reservoir in the southeast corner, a significant local landmark that influences the drainage and topography of the area. Near the southern boundary, the small settlement of Rishel and the Biehler Gravesite offer further points of interest for those tracing the family histories and rural developments of this Kansas prairie region.