Loading map...

1953 Map of Belvue

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Belvue
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Kansas River flows through this 1953 landscape, marking the boundary between Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties. The town of Belvue serves as a central hub along the Union Pacific railroad, which parallels the river and the main highway. The northern bank is characterized by a series of engineered water features, including a Diversion Channel and several Spoil Banks along Vermillion Creek and Lost Creek, suggesting significant 20th-century floodplain management.

South of the river, the terrain shifts into the broken hills of Kaw and Newbury, where a dense network of country schools and churches supported the rural farming population. Genealogists will find a wealth of specific landmarks, from the Wells Creek Ch and St Johns Ch to the widely scattered Arand Sch and Greenwood Sch. The map also preserves the locations of local burial grounds like Greenwood Cem and St Johns Cem, alongside the centrally located Community Hall.