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2011 Map of Tobias

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Tobias serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape in Saline County, where the regular grid of section roads meets the winding paths of the plains. The village is anchored by the Tobias Post Office and surrounded by a network of drainage systems including North Fork Swan Creek, South Fork Swan Creek, and Walnut Creek. These waterways dictate the subtle variations in the terrain, often flanked by small ponds and wetlands.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the distribution of rural burial grounds scattered across the township. From the central Tobias Cemetery to the more outlying Atlanta Cemetery, Zion Lutheran Cemetery, and Old Zion Cemetery, these sites provide a spatial record of early settlement patterns and parish communities. The map captures the area just as modern road designations like Co RD R and Co RD 400 fully standardized the historic prairie transit routes.