1996 Map of Lees Summit

About this map

The Little Blue River valley serves as a primary geographical axis for this mid-1990s survey, showing the expanding suburban footprints of Lees Summit and Grandview against the established neighborhoods of Kansas City and Raytown. The landscape is defined by large-scale public and institutional works, most notably the Longview Lake and its surrounding Longview Lake County Park, which dominates the southwestern quadrant. Cultural and educational history is represented by the Unity Village campus, home to the School of Christianity, while the K C Metropolitan Jr College indicates the era's regional educational infrastructure. Transportation corridors such as the Kansas City Southern railway and Blue Ridge Blvd connect older settlements like Knobtown and Vale to the modern metropolitan grid. Several prominent cemeteries, including Mt Olivet Cemetery and the Gantrell Cem, provide essential points of reference for genealogical researchers studying the Jackson County area.