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2011 Map of Horton

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Horton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Marmaton River and Little Osage River converge in this northern Vernon County landscape, creating a complex wetland environment characterized by oxbows and backwaters like Daugherty Bend, Stearns Lake, and Spile Lake. The small community of Horton sits along the western edge of this hydrological network, where local roads transition into the floodplains. To the east, the terrain rises slightly toward Timber Hill and the settlement of Ketterman, marking a shift from the river bottoms to the upland prairies.

Researchers will find several significant burial sites across the township, including Antioch Cemetery near Compton Junction and the isolated Berea Cemetery further east. The transition of local transit is visible in the alignment of Old Hwy 71 and Old US Hwy 71, which parallel the modern transportation corridor. This map documents the rural infrastructure of the early 21st century, from the Irrigation Lake in the north to the network of family-named routes like Murphy Mill Rd and Shepherd Rd in the south.