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2015 Map of Republic

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Republic
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The settlement of Republic sits at the heart of this North Central Kansas landscape, where the Republican River winds through the western half of the territory. The town's grid is clearly defined by streets such as Main St, Broadway St, and S St, indicating a structured local center amidst a vast agricultural section-line road network. This survey captures a rural community deeply tied to its geography, with several small watercourses like Otter Cr and White Rock Creek draining into the river valley.

Genealogists and local historians can find significant value in the distribution of family and community burial grounds, including Gritten Cem, Washington Cem, Lake Cem, and Prairie Rose Cem. The presence of the Pawnee Trl suggests a historical layer of movement and pathfinding that predates the modern road system, while the surrounding townships of t1s r5w, t1s r4w, t2s r5w, and t2s r4w provide the formal structure for this portion of Republic County.