1951 Map of Bosworth

About this map

Bosworth serves as the primary rail hub on this mid-century survey, situated at the intersection of a local road network and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad. The landscape is defined by the sweeping curves of the Grand River and Big Creek, which feed into complex wetlands like Potter Slough. This map reveals a high density of rural institutions that organized life in the early 1950s, including a significant number of country schools such as Guilford Sch, West Fairview Sch, and White Swan Sch. The cultural geography of the Combs and Dewitt townships is further detailed through several houses of worship and burial grounds, notably Rockford Ch and the Pleasant Park Cemetery. The drainage patterns of named tributaries like Parker Branch and Little Hurricane Creek highlight the dissected topography typical of the Missouri River Basin development era.