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1964 Map of Burden

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Burden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The town of Burden serves as the focal point of this Cowley County landscape, situated where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad tracks meet the local grid. This 1964 survey, revised with mid-1970s data, reveals a region defined by its natural drainage and its subsurface wealth. A dense network of petroleum production is visible across the townships, from the Shannon Oil Field in the west to the Bolack Oil Field in the south, punctuated by scattered oil wells and a northern Quarry.

Family history is anchored by several rural burying grounds including New Salem Cem, Silver Creek Cem, and Tisdale Cem. The terrain is deeply carved by waterways such as Timber Creek Lake, Plum Creek, and Silver Creek, which wind through the townships of Salem and Sheridan. To the southeast, the Missouri Pacific rail line cuts across the corner of the map near Turkey Creek, illustrating the transport corridors that supported this agricultural and industrial community.