2015 Map of Paola East

About this map

Paola serves as the focal point of this Eastern Kansas landscape, where the residential street grid gives way to a network of rural townships and farmsteads. The southern boundary is defined by the winding course of the Marais des Cygnes River, while the northern reaches include the waters of Miola Lake. This survey illustrates a well-settled agricultural region punctuated by small communities such as Somerset, Lento, and Block. Genealogists will find particular value in the documentation of several local burial grounds, including Somerset Cem, Highland Cem, and Holy Cross Cem, which are scattered throughout the countryside. Transport and infrastructure are represented by the presence of the Cloud 9 Airport and a dense network of numbered county roads that follow the section lines of the Public Land Survey System, reflecting the organized expansion of Miami County.