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1891 Map of Anthony

Name: 1891 Topographic Map of Anthony
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1917
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1917

About this map

Anthony serves as the focal point of this late-nineteenth-century landscape, positioned near the junction of several emerging rail lines. The terrain is defined by the headwaters and drainages of the Chicaskia River and the Medicine Lodge River, which bisect a grid of townships including Sharon, Richland, and Blaine. This era represents a peak for small agricultural hubs such as Attica, Hazelton, and Nashville, all established along the iron paths of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and the Missouri Pacific Railroad.

Topography is notably documented through the elevation at Pilot Knob and the intricate creek systems like Bluff Creek and Wild Horse Creek. The map records a critical moment for genealogists tracing the early development of southern Kansas, showing now-obscure locations such as New Rochester, Crisfield, and Ruella before many shifted or disappeared as the twentieth century progressed. The Kansas Oklahoma Boundary Line at the southern edge marks the limit of this settled frontier during the initial survey.