2009 Map of Perry

About this map

The Kansas River flows through the heart of this landscape, a critical waterway flanked by the settlements of Lecompton and Perry. In the north, the massive Perry Dam holds back the waters of Perry Lake, a significant mid-century engineering feat that reshaped the local environment near Thompsonville. This period in Douglas County history shows a network of established towns and smaller communities like Newman and Medina connected by a grid of rural roads. Genealogists will find several burial sites including Mount Calvary Cemetery, Newman Cemetery, and Lecompton Cemetery. The map also captures the essential civic hubs of the era, such as the Perry Post Office and Lecompton Post Office, while the southern reaches feature the community of Big Springs and the prominent terrain of Coon Point overlooking the river valley.