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1945 Map of Andover

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Andover
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

The Sedgwick Co Butler Co boundary line divides this prairie landscape during the mid-1940s, anchored by the community of Andover. The era's educational network is remarkably dense, featuring specialized local sites like Mammoth Cave Sch and Vernon Sch, alongside the Andover Sch. Small suburban developments such as Forest Hills and Linwood Acres suggest the early outward growth of nearby urban centers into the surrounding townships of Minneha and Bruno.

Industrial activity is noted through scattered Oil Well and Oil Tanks symbols, while the San Francisco railroad line provides the primary transportation spine for the region. Water management is evident along the tributaries, with Check Dams installed on the upper reaches of Spring Branch. This survey, compiled from 1941-1942 data, documents the rural infrastructure of the Kansas plains just as modern residential expansion began to appear.