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2015 Map of Richards

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Little Osage River meanders across this rural borderland between Missouri and Kansas, shaping a landscape defined by small agricultural settlements and elevated terrain like Rombaugh Hills. The village of Richards serves as a central hub for the surrounding countryside, while the smaller community of Stotesbury lies to the north. This region of Vernon County is dotted with numerous family and community burial grounds, including Kaufman Cemetery, East Liberty Cemetery, Turley Cemetery, Richland Cemetery, and Coleman Cemetery, which offer significant value for genealogical research.

Water management is prominent throughout the area, evidenced by the Jantz Reservoir and Fred Wilmot Reservoir, alongside several creeks such as Cottonwood Cr and Bitterroot Cr. The terrain rises at Hickman Hill, providing a vantage point over the grid of section roads that delineate the prairie. The map clearly depicts the Kansas Missouri state line and the Bourbon Co Vernon Co boundary, illustrating the geopolitical layout of these neighboring plains states in the early 21st century.