1962 Map of Amherst

About this map

Amherst sits at the junction of the section-line roads and the Burlington Northern railroad, serving as a concentrated hub of activity in the northeastern corner of Phillips County. This 1962 topography reveals a landscape meticulously organized by the Public Land Survey System, where the agricultural grid is interrupted only by the diagonal path of the railway and the meandering course of Wildhorse Creek to the south. Local community life is anchored by the Athletic Field and the Amherst Cem, which lies just north of the primary settlement. The prevalence of features such as Well 3686 and Well 3696 underscores the critical role of groundwater management in this high plains environment during the early 1960s. The map also clearly delineates the political boundary between Sedgwick and Phillips counties in its northern reaches.