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2018 Map of Jewell SW

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Jewell SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The border between Jewell and Mitchell counties in north-central Kansas defines this landscape, where the prairie is etched by a series of south-flowing drainage systems. Several established burial grounds, including Fairview Cem, Star Cem, and Glendale Cem, are situated on the higher ground between these waterways, serving as primary touchstones for genealogical research in these rural townships.

The area's hydrology is dominated by the parallel courses of Browns Cr, Plum Cr, Dog Cr, and Mulberry Cr, which together create a rhythmic pattern of ridges and draws. This terrain is overlaid by a precise grid of rural section roads, such as A RD and 260 RD, which manage the agricultural movements across the township lines of t5s r8w and t6s r7w. The map preserves the specific placement of these cemeteries and watercourses just before the 2020s, showing the enduring structure of the Kansas section-line farm economy.