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1971 Map of Alta Vista

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Alta Vista
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The town of Alta Vista sits at the junction of rail and road in the northern reaches of this Flint Hills landscape. The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad cuts through the settlement, which is flanked by the Alta Vista Cemetery and several quarries. A significant historical line, the Old Indian Treaty Boundary, bisects the center of the sheet, marking a legacy of land division that precedes the section lines of Garfield and Twp.

The southern portion of the map transitions into the drainage basin for Council Grove Lake, where Munkers Creek and Wildcat Creek converge. Rural social hubs like the Community Hall near Garfield Cemetery and the Beman Cemetery serve as anchor points for the dispersed homesteads. The terrain is defined by the winding paths of Rock Creek and the Middle Branch, illustrating the complex watershed that feeds the reservoir system to the southwest.