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2016 Map of Topeka

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Topeka
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site stands as a pivotal landmark in this 2016 survey of the Kansas state capital. The city's geography is defined by the winding Kansas River, which separates North Topeka from the primary downtown and residential districts of Topeka. Industrial and transport heritage is evident through the extensive BNSF Railway network and the Philip Billard Municipal Airport on the city's east side.

Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites including Topeka Cem, Mount Hope Cem, and Rochester Cem. The landscape transitions from the urban core and the Washburn Univ campus to the natural elevation of Burnett Mound in the southwest and the waters of Lake Shawnee in the southeast. This layout reflects over a century of development from the historic river crossing at the Topeka Avenue Bridge to modern suburban expansion in Highland Park and Oakland.