1956 Map of Bartley

About this map

Bartley sits at the southern edge of this survey, organized around the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad line and the Republican R. The landscape transitions from the river valley into several named upland districts like Knowles, Garfield, and Alliance. A striking pattern of rural decline is evident in the mid-1950s, as nearly all the country schools in the outlying townships—including Pleasant Hill Sch, Fair Hope Sch, and Walnut Grove Sch—are marked as abandoned.