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1973 Map of Brazilton

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Brazilton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Brazilton and the small community of Greenbush anchor this Crawford County landscape during the early 1970s. The region is characterized by an agricultural and industrial mix, where Oil Field operations and scattered Oil Wells sit alongside the drainage basins of Walnut Creek and Lightning Creek. A primary artery of commerce, the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, cuts diagonally through the center of the sheet, supporting the small-town economy and local transit.

Genealogists will find several distinct burial grounds and community institutions, including the Lutheran Cem, Iowa Cem, and Spangler Cem. The presence of the Lutheran Sch and a prominent Water Tank in Brazilton provides specific landmarks for those tracing the development of these prairie settlements. The map also records early energy infrastructure, such as a prominent Pipeline crossing the northern townships of Walnut and Sherman.