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1961 Map of Bayneville

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Bayneville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Agricultural lands and rail-driven settlements define this 1961 survey of south-central Kansas. The Missouri Pacific railroad cuts a diagonal path through the terrain, connecting the small communities of Schulte, Oatville, and Bayneville. This corridor represents the vital transportation network of the early 1960s, supporting grain elevators and industrial sites like the one near Oatville. The landscape is etched by a series of waterways, most notably Cowskin Creek and its meandering tributaries including Dry Creek and Spring Creek.

In the southwestern corner, the town of Clearwater sits as a primary hub for this rural district. While much of the land remains dedicated to cultivation, small signs of modernization appear, such as the Landing Strip in the east and the small Wattles Lake. The map reveals the gradual expansion of infrastructure as aerial revisions from 1970 were added to the original 1961 field data, capturing a subtle shift from traditional farmsteads to more developed rural industrial pockets.