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1959 Map of Big Bow NE

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Big Bow NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The High Plains of Southwest Kansas appear as a landscape of intensive natural resource extraction and high-desert drainage in this 1959 survey. The terrain is divided into the named townships of Lamont, Kendall, Big Bow, and Sherman, where the High Plains topography is cut by the winding course of Bear Creek and its tributary, Wolf Creek. These seasonal watercourses provide the primary relief in an otherwise flat expanse defined by a dense grid of infrastructure.

Energy production is the dominant industrial footprint on this sheet, evidenced by the numerous Gas Well sites scattered across every section. The intersection of four counties—Hamilton, Stanton, Kearny, and Grant—occurs here, making this a critical reference for genealogists and local historians tracking property lines at the 1950s peak of the regional gas boom. Local material extraction is also noted via a Gravel Pit near the Hamilton-Stanton line, supporting the unimproved road network of this agrarian and industrial corridor.