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2016 Map of Nicodemus

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Nicodemus
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Nicodemus stands as the central focus of this Graham County landscape, home to the Nicodemus National Historic Site. This area preserves the legacy of the only remaining town established by African Americans during the Reconstruction period following the Civil War. The settlement is situated north of the S Fork Solomon River, where the terrain is defined by the drainage of Slate Cr and Spring Cr.

Local history is etched into the township through the Nicodemus Cem and the Slate Cem to the northeast. The map details a strictly organized section-line road grid, including 390th Ave and T Rd, which connects the historic townsite to the surrounding agricultural plains. The boundary between Graham and Rooks counties runs along the eastern edge, marking the transition between these two rural Kansas territories.