1960s Maps of Rice County, Kansas

1. 1964 Map of Holyrood, 1965 Print

   

   1964 Holyrood

   1965 Print · USGS

   Central Kansas during the mid-sixties reveals a landscape defined by the convergence of major rail lines and a dense network of petroleum production. Researchers can trace the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe tracks through Holyrood and locate the Bushton Cem near the Missouri Pacific line.

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4. 1964 Map of Crawford, 1965 Print

   

   1964 Crawford

   1965 Print · USGS

   Central Kansas agriculture meets the petroleum industry in the mid-1960s as the MISSOURI PACIFIC railroad connects rural townships. Genealogists can trace family footprints across several rural burial sites, including Scaife Cem and Forest Grove Cem, near the Click Southeast Oil Field.

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7. 1964 Map of Geneseo, 1965 Print

   

   1964 Geneseo

   1965 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Rice County is defined by a dense network of competing railroads and expanding energy production. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots at the Kansas Center Cem or explore the infrastructure of the Geneseo-Edwards Oil Field and the settlement at Galt.

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10. 1964 Map of Lorraine, 1965 Print

    

    1964 Lorraine

    1965 Print · USGS

    Railroads and oil fields dominate this mid-century Kansas landscape, where the towns of Lorraine and Frederick served as vital rural hubs. Genealogists and historians can trace rail lines like the St Louis - San Francisco and locate the Lorraine Cem.

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13. 1964 Map of Langley, 1965 Print

    

    1964 Langley

    1965 Print · USGS

    The rural borderlands of Ellsworth and McPherson counties are captured here in the mid-1960s. Genealogists can trace family footprints around the village of Langley, the Langley Sch, and the riverside Sandpits along the Smoky Hill River.

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16. 1964 Map of Windom SW, 1966 Print

    

    1964 Windom SW

    1966 Print · USGS

    The rural intersection of Rice and McPherson counties is captured here in the mid-1960s as a landscape of structured townships and prairie waterways. Researchers can locate community anchors like Rockville Sch, Andover Cem, and a Quarry near the Little Arkansas River.

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19. 1965 Map of Hutchinson NW, 1966 Print

    

    1965 Hutchinson NW

    1966 Print · USGS

    The rural borderlands of Rice, Reno, and McPherson counties are captured here in the mid-1960s as a landscape of prairie agriculture and energy production. Researchers can locate the Welch Bornholdt Oil Field, the Thomas Grove Sch, and the winding Little Arkansas River.

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22. 1965 Map of Windom, 1966 Print

    

    1965 Windom

    1966 Print · USGS

    Central Kansas prairie life is captured here in the mid-sixties, where the Little Arkansas River meets the oil fields. Genealogists can locate Bean Cem and the Townhall while tracing rail history along the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe.

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25. 1967 Map of Alden, 1968 Print

    

    1967 Alden

    1968 Print · USGS

    The Arkansas Valley in the late 1960s was a landscape defined by the convergence of rail, river, and energy production. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural family roots through landmarks like Triumph Ch, Peace Valley Cem, and Kilbourns Corner.

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28. 1967 Map of Alden NW, 1968 Print

    

    1967 Alden NW

    1968 Print · USGS

    Central Kansas wetlands and energy development meet in the late sixties at the border of Rice, Stafford, and Reno counties. Local historians can trace the early boundaries of Quivira National Wildlife Refuge and locate old Oil Wells near Dead Horse Slough.

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31. 1967 Map of Sterling, 1968 Print

    

    1967 Sterling

    1968 Print · USGS

    Sterling thrives as a college town and rail junction during the late sixties, where the Missouri Pacific and Santa Fe lines converge. Researchers can trace local landmarks like Sterling College, Sterling Cemetery, and the industrial Sandpits near the Arkansas River.

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