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1955 Map of Alida

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Alida
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Republican River flows through the northern reaches of this landscape, carving a wide valley that serves as a primary corridor for the Union Pacific railroad. In the mid-1950s, the rural community of Alida sat as a quiet hub near the river, supported by localized infrastructure like Alida School and nearby Gas Tanks. This survey captures the region just before the construction of the Milford Dam, which would eventually transform this valley into a reservoir.

South of the river, the terrain rises into the rolling uplands of Smoky Hill and Fragrant Hill. The land is dotted with the hallmarks of early Kansas settlement, including one-room schoolhouses like Walla Walla School and Aker School, alongside spiritual and family anchors such as Alida Church, St Johns Cem, and Good Hope Cem. The survey illustrates a well-established agricultural grid transitioning between Dickinson and Geary counties.