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1951 Map of Bosworth

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Bosworth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The town of Bosworth serves as the focal point of this agricultural landscape, situated at the junction of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad and a network of rural section roads. In the early 1950s, the region was densely punctuated by small social hubs, including the Rockford Ch and an array of local educational sites such as West Fairview Sch, Guillett Sch, and White Swan Sch. These schools, often named for local families or landmarks, reflect a decentralized rural population before the consolidation of mid-century school districts.

The eastern border is defined by the winding course of the Grand River, where old oxbows like the Old Channel and Potter Slough suggest the river's historical shifts across the bottomlands. The varied topography is categorized into districts like Rockford and Combis, with numerous cemeteries including Union Cem and Wharton Cem providing significant data for genealogical research into the area's early families.