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2009 Map of Kensington NW

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

USGS Topo · Published 2009

About this map

Chapman Cemetery and Matteson Cemetery anchor this rural landscape in Phillips County, illustrating the enduring markers of local family history in a region defined by agricultural grid lines and seasonal drainages. The terrain is deeply etched by a complex network of north-flowing tributaries, including the branching Crow Creek and West Crow Creek, which feed into the larger Republican River basin just beyond the border.

Road systems such as E Buffalo Rd and E Iron Rd follow the rigid township and range lines, intersecting at regular intervals across the rolling prairie. This digital-age survey captures the area’s hydrography in detail, showing how small waterways like West Cedar Creek and Rebecca Creek dictate the placement of farmsteads and field boundaries. For genealogists, the presence of Greenwood Cemetery in the southwest provides a specific point of reference for early settlement patterns in this part of Kansas.