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2015 Map of Simpson

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Asherville and Simpson anchor this Mitchell County landscape where the Solomon River winds through the southern reaches. The area is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including W Asher Cr, E Asher Cr, and Lost Cr, which feed the river system and dictate the agricultural layout. The local road grid, with labels like Asherville Rd and Elk Rd, connects these small settlements across the border of Mitchell and Cloud Counties.

For genealogists and local historians, the presence of multiple family and community burial grounds provides significant research value. These include McBride Cem, West Asher Cem, Bell Bogardus Cem, and the Asherville Cem, each positioned near the original homesteads and township lines. The transition from the high ground near Whites Cr down toward the river valley illustrates the traditional settlement patterns of the Kansas plains.