2021 Map of McElroy Creek

About this map

The Missouri-Iowa state line bisects this 2021 topographic map, where the rural borders of Fremont County and Atchison County meet. A network of country roads, including State Hwy B and State Hwy T, provides a framework for the agricultural landscape defined by the drainage of McElroy Cr and High Cr. The presence of numerous small burying grounds, such as Mount Olive Cem, Beehive Cem, and Columbia and French Cem, suggests a long history of family homesteads scattered across these hills. In the southern portion, the transition to flatter bottomlands is evidenced by the channelization of the High Cr Ditch near Stoner Cem and High Creek Cem, reflecting a landscape heavily modified for drainage and cultivation.