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2016 Map of Troy

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Missouri River serves as the northern boundary of this Doniphan County landscape, separating Kansas from Missouri as it winds past the lowlands of Burr Oak Bottom. Further south, the town of Troy is the central hub of a rural grid system that follows the underlying topography of the Glaciated Plain. The map documents a significant concentration of commemorative sites across the township, including Saint Charles Cem, Mount Olive Cem, New Hope Cem, and the Courter Ritchey Cem.

Surface drainage is defined by several waterways that carve through the loess hills, such as Mosquito Cr and Peters Cr, which flow generally toward the river floodplain. The settlement at Blair sits on the eastern edge of the quadrangle, while the local aviation history is marked by Masters Field southwest of the main town site. Old transportation corridors like Old Kiowa Rd and Mineral Point Rd indicate long-established routes through the county.