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2022 Map of Willowdale

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Willowdale serves as the quiet anchor of this agricultural landscape in Kingman County, defined by a rectilinear grid of section-line roads and a network of wandering prairie streams. The settlement is tightly clustered near the Saint Peter Catholic Cem, which stands as a significant landmark for local history and genealogy. The terrain is deeply inscribed by the drainage patterns of several seasonal and permanent waterways, including Mead Cr and Pat Cr in the north, and Allen Cr which winds through the southern townships.

A transition from the level uplands to the creek-carved lowlands is visible along the banks of Peters Cr and Petet Cr. The infrastructure consists of named county routes like Zenda Rd and Union Township Rd, which facilitate movement between the vast farmsteads. This map documents the rural organization of south-central Kansas, where the survey lines of the Public Land Survey System dictate the placement of every homestead and field boundary.