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2009 Map of Liberal

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

USGS Topo · Published 2009

About this map

Liberal serves as the primary hub in this southwestern Missouri landscape, where the grid of Barton County meets the Crawford County, Kansas line. This borderland geography is defined by a dense network of small communities and rural intersections, including Mulberry, Burgess, and Fuller. The map reveals a high concentration of burial sites for a rural quadrangle, featuring the Leroy Cemetery to the north, Rosebank Cemetery near Mulberry, and Liberal Cemetery on the eastern edge of town.

Drainage across the region is dictated by several branches of Dry Wood Creek, including the East Fork Dry Wood Creek and East Drywood Creek. These waterways, along with the Second Nicolson Creek and Fleck Creek, carve through the agricultural layout, punctuated by landmarks such as Haake Mound and the Rose Lake Dam. The infrastructure is characterized by an extensive system of range and township roads, from NW 70th RD to W Central RD, reflecting the organized expansion of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.