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2009 Map of Le Loup

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

USGS Topo · Published 2009

About this map

Ottawa anchors the southwestern corner of this Northeast Kansas landscape, where the street grid begins to give way to the sprawling rural sections of Franklin County. The area is defined by the branching tributaries of Tauy Creek, which carve through the terrain alongside East Fork Tauy Creek and Middle Fork Tauy Creek. These waterways, along with Wolf Creek and Spring Creek, influence the placement of early road corridors like Reno Rd and Sand Creek Rd.

Tracing the rural hinterland reveals the small settlements of Le Loup and Norwood, tucked among a network of section-line roads named after various states. A significant point of interest for local historians is the Indian Cemetery, located north of Osborne Ter. The terrain rises at Fowler Hill, providing a vantage point over the agricultural flats that dominate the region during this first decade of the new millennium.