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2011 Map of Moro

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Moro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Moro serves as the primary hub of this high-plateau landscape, where the local government and community life center around the Moro Post Office and the Sherman County Fairgrounds. The town's layout is bounded by the High School Loop and the American Legion Cemetery, reflecting the organized growth of this rural seat. To the east, the terrain is defined by wide agricultural spans and drainage systems like Rosebush Canyon and Rosebush Creek.

Secondary settlements and landmarks like Monkland and Lone Rock suggest the enduring importance of road junctions and water sources in this dry country. The presence of Kenneth Spring and the elevated Rose Hill nearby, which hosts the Rose Hill Cemetery, highlights how the natural topography dictated the placement of homesteads and burial grounds across the wheat-growing country of Sherman County.