2018 Map of Williamstown

About this map

The Kansas River carves a broad valley through the borderlands of Jefferson and Douglas Counties, defining the agricultural and transit corridor that supports settlements like Williamstown and Perry. In this part of the Kaw Valley, the landscape transitions from the flat alluvial plains near the river to the higher elevations of Nolan Hill. Local history is preserved in small rural burial grounds such as Underwood Cem and Holliday Cem, which sit alongside a grid of section roads that have guided land use for over a century. North of the river, Stonehenge Airport provides a small aviation footprint amidst the drainage systems of Buck Cr and Plum Cr. The map captures the northern outskirts of Lawrence, where the terrain begins to rise away from the floodplain, illustrating the geographic divide between the urban reach of the university city and the enduring rural character of the river valley townships.