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2022 Map of Milford

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Milford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Milford Lake dominates this central Kansas landscape, where the waters of the Republican River valley have been transformed into a massive reservoir. Along its indented eastern shoreline, the town of Milford serves as a focal point for the region's modern geography. The map reveals a complex intersection of county lines, where Geary, Clay, Dickinson, and Riley counties converge amidst the fingers of the lake and its contributing streams like Madison Creek and Timber Cr.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of several local burial grounds that predate or border the reservoir's reach, including Milford Cem, Barry Cem, and Timber Creek Cem. The transition from the high prairie uplands down to the submerged valley floor is traced by a network of rural roads such as Luttman Rd and School Creek Rd, illustrating how the mid-20th-century creation of the lake permanently altered the local transport and settlement patterns.