2018 Map of Paola West

About this map

Paola and Osawatomie anchor the eastern and southern edges of this landscape, where the prairie topography is defined by the winding course of the Marais des Cygnes River and its tributaries like Plum Creek and Walnut Creek. The survey captures a well-developed network of rural infrastructure, from the Miami County Airport to several significant burial grounds, including the Miami County Poor Farm Cemetery and the Osawatomie State Hospital Cemetery. These labels reflect the region's social and institutional history during the early 21st century. Settlement patterns follow a strict section-line road grid, yet the natural drainage of Bull Creek and McFadden Branch dictates the underlying shape of the terrain, carving out deep valleys between the elevated county roads.