2009 Map of Peabody SE

About this map

The Whitewater River meanders across this rural section of Butler County, defining the agricultural landscape between the many grid-pattern roads. This area is characterized by its long-standing rural community foundations, evidenced by the distribution of four distinct burial grounds: Zion Cemetery, Pleasant View Cemetery, Fairmount Cemetery, and Holderman Cemetery. These sites provide significant points of interest for genealogists tracing early family settlements in the region. Beyond farming, the local economy is shaped by energy extraction, with the presence of the Elbing Oil Field and the Paulson Northeast Oil Field. The network of tributary waters, including Henry Creek and Edmonds Pool, further illustrates the drainage patterns and water management essential to the prairie landscape of central Kansas in the early 21st century.