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2018 Map of Paola East

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Paola East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The city of Paola serves as a focal point for this Miami County landscape, where urban streets like E Miami St and E Osage St meet the open agricultural land of eastern Kansas. The eastern reaches of the town transition into a network of small drainages and creeks, including Bull Creek, South Wea Creek, and Elm Br, all eventually feeding toward the Marais des Cygnes River at the southern edge.

Rural life is anchored by small community centers and historic burial grounds. Genealogists will find several distinct cemeteries, including Ursula Cem near the city center and the more isolated Hodges Cem and Highland Cem to the east. The presence of Miola Lake north of town provides a significant water feature, while scattered settlements like Somerset, Lento, and Block illustrate the dispersed nature of local townships during this modern era.