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1894 Map of Burlingame

Name: 1894 Topographic Map of Burlingame
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1906
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1906

About this map

The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and the Missouri Pacific Railroad define the industrial layout of this Kansas landscape, threading through late-19th-century Osage County. Settlements like Burlingame, Carbondale, and Scranton emerge at key junctions, reflecting a period of significant growth tied to rail transport and local mining interests. The terrain is deeply etched by a complex drainage system, where the Marais des Cygnes River winds through the southern townships of Olivet and Melvern.

Smaller, potentially vanished communities such as Arvonia, Peterton, and Grand Haven are clearly visible, offering a snapshot of a settled prairie before later 20th-century consolidation. The map records a dense network of local landmarks, from Hundred and Ten Mile Creek to the specific municipal grids of Lyndon and Quenemo, providing essential detail for those tracing the development of central Kansas township by township.