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1959 Map of Atchison West

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Atchison West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The railroad corridors of the Missouri Pacific and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe define the economic landscape of this eastern Kansas region in the late 1950s. While the urban core of Atchison begins to expand westward with landmarks like the Amelia Earhart Stadium and Franklin Sch, the surrounding landscape remains deeply rooted in its agrarian township structure. This rural character is reflected in the dense network of country schools, including Good Intent Sch, Deer Creek Sch, and Float Sch, which served the farming families of Shannon and Mount Pleasant townships.

Industrial and public facilities such as the Atchison Municipal Airport and the County Home are positioned on the city's outskirts, while several family and community burial grounds, notably Alderson Cem and Mt Vernon Cemetery, offer significant points of interest for genealogical research. The terrain is marked by the winding courses of Deer Creek and Whiskey Creek, providing natural breaks in the grid of section lines and unimproved dirt roads that connected small settlements like Parnell and Shannon.