1967 Map of Alden

About this map

The Arkansas River meanders through the heart of this central Kansas landscape, defining the fertile Arkansas Valley where agricultural and industrial interests converge. In the late 1960s, the town of Alden serves as the primary hub, situated along the tracks of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad. The map reveals an intensive history of energy extraction, dominated by the Tobias Oil Field to the north and the North Walnut Oil Field to the south, while the Alden Gas Storage Field occupies the central river corridor. These industrial footprints are balanced by markers of rural community life, such as the Peace Valley Cem, Triumph Ch, and local landmarks like Kilbourns Corner and Mevays Corner, which help genealogists and local historians pinpoint family homesteads and vanished rural intersections across the Rice and Reno county line.