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2011 Map of Roxboro

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Roxboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Kansas Prairie dominates this section of Adams County, where a network of section-line roads like W Lind-Warden Rd and S Roxboro Rd carve through the agricultural landscape. Small settlements and sidings appear as quiet nodes along the transportation corridors, including Roxboro, Servia, and Beatrice. These points once served as vital collection areas for the region's grain production, connected by the rail line that now hosts the John Wayne Trl.

The presence of the Kansas Prairie Cemetery near the intersection of W Providence Rd and N Presnel Rd offers a specific point of interest for genealogists tracing early families of the central Washington plains. The map illustrates a highly organized grid of rural infrastructure, reflecting a century of land management and the persistent importance of local thoroughfares such as W Calloway Rd and Kulm Rd SE in maintaining the area's farming economy.