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2017 Map of McElroy Creek

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of McElroy Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Atchison County, Missouri, meets the Iowa border in a landscape defined by the drainage of McElroy Creek and Mill Creek. This 2017 survey reveals a deeply agricultural region where the natural waterways have been supplemented by engineering, notably the High Creek Ditch in the southern portion of the quadrangle. The terrain is characterized by dissected uplands that fall away toward the Missouri River floodplain, visible in the western reaches near Greys Lake.

For genealogists and local historians, the map is a significant record of rural burial sites established by early families. Numerous small cemeteries are scattered across the township lines, including Beehive Cemetery, Mount Olive Cemetery, and the Columbia and French Cemetery. These sites, along with Stoner Cemetery and High Creek Cemetery, provide anchor points for family history research in a landscape largely organized by the section lines of the Public Land Survey System.