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2009 Map of Potwin

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

USGS Topo · Published 2009

About this map

The Whitewater River meanders south through this section of Butler County, defining the drainage patterns of an agricultural landscape shaped by late 20th-century development. The city of Potwin sits at the confluence of the river and Brush Creek, where a traditional grid of streets meets the Potwin Oil Field to its west. This energy infrastructure highlights the region's industrial history, contrasting with the rural settlement of Brainerd located several miles to the northwest.

Genealogists will find several burial grounds distributed across the township, including Harder Cemetery, Brainerd Cemetery, McGill Cemetery, and Sheaffer Cemetery. These sites are often positioned near the watercourses that defined early homesteading, such as Henry Creek, Dry Creek, and Fourmile Creek. The map documents a transition from pioneer prairie to a modern landscape tied together by an extensive network of secondary roads and section lines.