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2018 Map of Mankato

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Mankato
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Mankato serves as the central hub of this North Central Kansas landscape, situated atop the rolling terrain of the Blue Hills Upland. The town's grid is meticulously detailed, showing residential and commercial streets such as W Jefferson St and N Commercial St that anchor the local economy and community life. Three distinct burial grounds—Mount Hope Cem, Saint Teresa Cem, and Lutheran Cem—provide valuable touchstones for genealogists tracing family roots in Jewell County.

Outside the city limits, the map reveals a rugged drainage network defined by the headwaters of the Buffalo and Timber creek systems. Watercourses like Middle Buffalo Cr and Big Timber Cr carve through the upland, illustrating the natural geography that has shaped local agriculture and land use. The presence of the Mankato Airport northwest of the town center reflects the modern infrastructure supporting this rural plains community.