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2009 Map of Quenemo

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

USGS Topo · Published 2009

About this map

Quenemo is positioned near the junction of several significant watercourses, most notably the winding Marais des Cygnes River. The town's local grid is defined by streets like E Maple St and E Walnut St, while the surrounding rural landscape is divided by a systematic network of section roads such as S Shawnee Heights Rd and S Ratner Rd. This area of Osage County is marked by a high density of small family and community burial grounds, including Oak Hill Cemetery, Curry Cemetery, Sutton Cemetery, and Pleasant View Cemetery, which serve as vital touchstones for genealogical research.

The hydrology of the region is complex, with Hundred and Ten Mile Creek and Salt Creek feeding into the river system. The landscape transition from agricultural uplands to the river bottomlands is traced by numerous smaller tributaries like Tequa Creek and Dry Creek. This survey captures the rural character of the eastern Kansas plains, where the interplay of water and the road grid continues to shape the community's footprint.