Loading map...

2022 Map of Wathena

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Wathena
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Missouri River defines the landscape here, carving a wide, serpentine path that separates Doniphan County, Kansas, from Buchanan County, Missouri. This hydrological boundary creates distinct alluvial plains such as French Bottom and Gladden Bottom, which dominate the eastern half of the survey. The western uplands are marked by an intricate network of rural roads like Saint Columbus Rd and Runnymede Rd, serving a series of established burial grounds including Columbus Cem and Bellemont Cem.

Settlement patterns are concentrated along the rail and highway corridors on the Kansas side, with Wathena and Blair positioned near the western bluffs, while Elwood sits directly across from the industrial presence of St. Joseph. The inclusion of Rosecrans Memorial Airport within a large bend of the river highlights the repurposing of the flat riverbottom terrain for modern infrastructure, positioned just north of the oxbow waters of Browning Lake.