1966 Map of Blue Mound

About this map

Blue Mound serves as the focal point of this Eastern Kansas landscape, positioned where the high ground drops toward the drainage basins of the Osage River and Little Osage River. During the mid-1960s, the area's infrastructure was defined by a transition from older transit systems to modern utilities, evidenced by an Old Railroad Grade running northwest to southeast, now bypassed by Kansas 31 and a long-distance Pipeline. Local history is deeply rooted in the rural landscape, with numerous family and community burial grounds such as Sunny Slope Cem and Pleasant View Cem distributed near the town site. An active Oil Field and a Quarry near the Linn and Bourbon County line indicate the mid-century industrial footprint, while the Blue Mound Reservoir and its Picnic Area highlight the development of local water resources and recreation.