Wellsville and Edgerton serve as the primary hubs for this region of eastern Kansas, where the landscape is defined by its transition across the borders of Johnson, Douglas, Franklin, and Miami Counties. The town of Wellsville shows a well-defined residential grid featuring Main St and Maple St, while local rural aviation is represented by Hartland Airport and Amar Farms Airport. Genealogy interests are served by several historically significant burial grounds, including Wellsville Cem, Walnut Creek Cem, and Rock Creek Cem. The terrain is characterized by a series of south-draining waterways such as Walnut Cr, Hickory Cr, and Turkey Cr, which likely influenced the early agricultural settlement patterns evident in the dispersed farmstead locations and the established road network following section lines.
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1885 · Lawrence
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1887 · Olathe
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1889 · Lawrence
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1893 · Olathe
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1947 · Lawrence
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1950 · Lawrence
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Wellsville
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1956 · Le Loup
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1956 · Edgerton
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1956 · Lawrence
USGS Topo · 1:250,000