Join Free
1951 Map of Bird City South
Loading...
Loading map...

1951 Map of Bird City South

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The agrarian landscape of northwest Kansas is captured here in the early 1950s, centered around the township of Bird City. The map reveals a highly organized rural infrastructure, where nearly every township section is served by a local landmark, typically a country school or a small burial ground. From the northern reaches near Cheyenne Valley Sch to the southern boundaries of Voltaire and Shermanville, the grid of section lines is punctuated by essential community nodes like Glendale Sch and Prairie View Sch. Drainage for this high-plains terrain is provided by the meandering courses of Little Beaver Creek and Sand Creek, which cut across the geometric regularity of the survey lines. This map is particularly valuable for tracing early mid-century property and family locations, as evidenced by several named cemeteries including Wheeler Cem and Sunnyside Cem.

Find a feature on this map

26 named features on this map. Tap any name to fly to it.

Don’t see what you’re looking for? This feature index may not catch every label — zoom into the map to look around manually.

Map Details

Date Portrayed1951
Date Published1951
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:62,500
Physical Dimensions17.93 x 21.91 inches

Editions of this 1951 Bird City South Map

Historical Maps of Bird City Through Time

94 maps found

Featured Locations

Source Details

SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain