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2018 Map of Ringwood SW

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Ringwood SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Ringwood and Ames anchor this Major County landscape, where the agricultural grid of the southern Plains meets the winding drainage of Hoyle Cr. The map reveals a deeply rooted rural community structure, defined by a network of sectional roads and small family or community cemeteries such as Era Cem, Glenwood Cem, and Concord Cem. These burial grounds, often the only remaining markers of earlier settlement clusters, are situated along the transit lines that connect the dispersed farms to the small town centers.

Water management is central to the area's geography, visible in the 093001 Reservoir and the drainage patterns of Elm Cr. The landscape is largely organized by the Public Land Survey System, with township boundaries like t22n r9w and t21n r10w providing the underlying framework for property and development. Local transit is facilitated by a precise grid of rural routes, including N2700 Rd and E0490 Rd, which bypass the natural meanders of the local creeks.