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1950 Map of Basehor

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Basehor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Kansas State Penitentiary and the developing community of Lansing dominate the northeastern corner of this mid-century survey, where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad corridor cuts through the landscape. The geography is defined by a series of north-south drainage systems including Stranger Creek, Nine Mile Creek, and Wolf Creek, which separate the agricultural townships of High Prairie, Fairmount, and Delaware.

Rural life in the 1940s is anchored by a dense network of country schools and churches, such as the Little Stranger Church and Timber Ridge School. The settlement of Basehor serves as a central hub, situated near the Union Pacific Railroad Grade and an Underground Pipe Line. These infrastructure markers, alongside family-named landmarks like Faulkner School and Coffey School, offer specific data points for genealogists tracking land use and community centers during this post-war era in Leavenworth County.