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1894 Map of Beloit

Name: 1894 Topographic Map of Beloit
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

Beloit and Lincoln serve as the primary hubs in this late nineteenth-century survey of the Solomon and Saline River valleys. The landscape is defined by the high, broken ground of the Blue Hills, where features like Willams Butte and Blue Hill rise above the surrounding plains. A notable geological landmark, the Great Spirit Spring, is situated near the northern edge of the map along the Solomon River.

Transport networks are well-established, with the Missouri Pacific Railway following the northern river corridor through Glen Elder and Solomon Rapids, while the Union Pacific Railway skirts the southern edge through Sylvan Grove and Vesper. Small interior settlements like Denmark, Victor, and Tipton are documented before significant twentieth-century consolidation. Along the Elkhorn Creek, the Rocky Hill Mill indicates the early industrial use of the region's waterways.