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2017 Map of Plankinton

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Plankinton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Plankinton serves as the central hub of this prairie landscape, where the grid of Aurora County meets the diagonal corridor of Interstate 90. The town's layout is defined by historic thoroughfares like E Commerce St and Pennington St, indicating a settlement built around transportation and local commerce. Beyond the town limits, the landscape is dotted with small wetlands and water bodies, most notably Fish Lake to the northeast and the winding path of Enemy Cr in the southeastern corner.

For genealogists and local historians, the area is rich with markers of the community's heritage. Four distinct burial grounds are documented here, including Plankinton Cem, Saint Johns Cem, Mizpah Cem, and the more isolated Dudley Cem to the south. These sites, along with the dense network of section-line roads like Co Rd 34 and 253rd St, reflect the enduring agricultural character of the region during this late 20th-century survey.