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2009 Map of Pleasanton

Name: 2009 Topographic Map of Pleasanton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2009
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2009

About this map

Pleasanton serves as the focal point of this Linn County landscape, where the town grid meets a network of country roads and winding waterways. The community is surrounded by a high density of burial grounds, providing a significant resource for genealogists researching family names at Green Valley Cemetery, Eureka Cemetery, Lamb Cemetery, and Pleasanton Cemetery. To the north, the small settlement of Trading Post sits near the banks of the Marais des Cygnes River, a historically significant crossing point in eastern Kansas.

The drainage patterns of Mine Creek, Muddy Creek, and the Little Sugar Creek systems define the local topography, with the Pleasanton City Lake providing a managed water source north of the main township. Aviation history is noted at the Gilmore Airport in the southwest, while the rural road system, including Snider Rd and Yardley Rd, connects the scattered farmsteads that characterize this portion of the Kansas-Missouri border region.