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2018 Map of Russell

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The city of Russell anchors the southwest corner of this map, revealing a grid of residential and commercial streets that intersect at State St. To the south, the Russell Municipal Airport serves the local community, while the surrounding landscape is defined by the winding course of the Saline River and its tributaries. These waterways, including Paradise Cr and Cedar Cr, carve through the Kansas prairie, creating a network of ridges and drainages that shaped the area's agricultural development.

A network of numbered and named section roads like 184th St and Reservoir Rd connects the rural landscape to the town center. Local history and genealogy researchers can trace the development of this Russell County hub, noting how the town's expansion and infrastructure are bounded by the natural topography of the river valley. The map documents the layout of the region as it existed in the late 2010s, reflecting both the established urban core and the expansive open land of the surrounding townships.