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2009 Map of Stuttgart

Name: 2009 Topographic Map of Stuttgart
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2009
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2009

About this map

Stuttgart serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape in Phillips County, situated where Deer Creek cuts across the plains. This section of northern Kansas is defined by a rigorous grid of section-line roads, many bearing names reflecting Indigenous heritage like W Kiowa Rd, W Mohawk Rd, and W Navajo Rd. The drainage patterns of Boughton Creek and Bissell Creek create a subtle relief against the rectilinear property lines, revealing how the local topography has been adapted for large-scale farming.

Genealogists and local historians can find Emmanuel Cemetery east of the main settlement, a primary site for tracing the roots of early settler families in the region. The map captures a moment in the early twenty-first century when the infrastructure of the High Plains remained deeply tied to the original land survey system, evidenced by the regular spacing of thoroughfares like W Jade Rd and W Ridge Rd.