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2012 Map of Washington

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Washington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The city of Washington serves as the focal point of this Kansas landscape, centered at the intersection of a precise section-line road grid. The town's layout is well-defined by residential and commercial streets, including W College St and E 2nd St, with community landmarks such as the Po, Washington County Fairgrounds, and the Washington Speedway anchoring the local economy and social life. The surrounding agricultural land is drained by a network of waterways including Mill Cr, Camp Cr, and Ash Cr, which meander through the prairie terrain.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several burial grounds across the area, including Washington Cem and Markey Cem near the town center, as well as the more remote Mount Pleasant Cem and Emmons Cem to the north and west. The small settlement of Emmons is visible in the northeast, while the Cedar Hills Golf Course and Mormon Spring represent the recreational and natural features of the rural county landscape at the start of the 2010s.