2009 Map of Lancaster

About this map

Stranger Creek and its many tributaries, including the North Fork Stranger Creek and Little Stranger Creek, define the agricultural layout of this Atchison County landscape. The settlement of Lancaster serves as a central hub, situated where the grid of rural roads meets the diagonal path of the highway. Further south, the smaller communities of Monrovia and Farmington anchor the local farming economy, connected by a network of numbered rural routes such as 266th Rd and 262nd Rd. Local history is preserved at the Old Huron Cemetery in the northwest and the Monrovia Cemetery near the southern border, providing clear landmarks for genealogical research. The map illustrates a classic Midwestern township pattern, where the natural winding courses of Camp Creek and Independence Creek break the rigid geometry of the section lines.