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2021 Map of Lees Summit

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Lees Summit
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The Little Blue River valley and its surrounding highlands define this modern snapshot of Jackson County's suburban expansion. While Lee's Summit and Kansas City dominate the landscape with complex road networks like the Sw Blue Pkwy and Nw Chipman Rd, the map preserves significant markers of local heritage. Small family and community burial grounds, including the Ganzer Cem and Flanery Cem, sit alongside major landmarks such as the Unity Village Natural Bridge.

Educational and transit hubs are central to the area's contemporary character, featuring the Metropolitan Community College Longview near the Little Blue River Lakes. The transition from old agricultural tracks like Military Club Rd to the suburban density of Ruskin Heights and Longview illustrates the evolving use of this terrain, where small water bodies like Shady Lake and Naroja Lake dot the residential landscape.