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2009 Map of Oak Mills

Name: 2009 Topographic Map of Oak Mills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2009
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2009

About this map

The Missouri River defines the eastern edge of this landscape, carving a wide path through the borderlands of Kansas and Missouri. Along its banks, the small settlements of Port Williams and Oak Mills reflect the river-oriented commerce of the region, while further inland, the terrain is dotted with agricultural communities and family heritage sites. Genealogists will find a high concentration of burial grounds including Round Prairie Cemetery, Mount Gillian Cemetery, and Oak Hill Cemetery, which serve as quiet markers of the generations that settled these bluffs and plains.

Water plays a central role in the topography here, with Bean Lake and Bean Lake Station situated in the northeast, supported by the small Bean Lake Airport. The western portion of the map is defined by the drainages of Stranger Creek and Plum Creek, which move through the rural landscape near Millwood and Lowemont. This 2009 survey highlights a stable rural network of named county roads and levees, such as Levee 14, designed to manage the persistent influence of the Missouri and its tributaries.