Neosho Rapids sits in the southwestern corner of this survey, where the landscape is defined by the winding course of Plum Cr and the broader drainage toward the Neosho River basin. To the northeast, the Marais des Cygnes River feeds into the edge of Melvern Lake, creating a riparian corridor that contrasts with the surrounding agricultural grid. The map is a valuable resource for genealogists, documenting several rural burial grounds including Saint Lawrence Cem, Mount Hope Cem, Arvonia Cem, and Lincoln Cem. These sites, along with landmarks like Bebo Hill, serve as anchor points for the history of this portion of Coffey and Lyon counties. A network of section roads like Road X and S Davis RD provides structure to the prairie terrain, which is further dissected by numerous local waterways such as Puleston Cr and Winnifred Cr.
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1885 · Eskridge
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1885 · Burlington
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1888 · Emporia
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1889 · Burlingame
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1889 · Eskridge
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1894 · Emporia
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1894 · Eskridge
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1894 · Burlingame
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1894 · Burlington
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1947 · Lawrence
USGS Topo · 1:250,000