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1952 Map of Burlingame

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Burlingame
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad corridor serves as the industrial backbone of this Kansas prairie landscape, cutting through the southern half of the township and supporting the town of Burlingame. Extensive evidence of local coal mining is visible northeast of the town site, with numerous Mine Shafts and clusters of Mine Dumps scattered along the rail line, marking a period of intense extraction.

Rural social life is anchored by community landmarks such as the Fair Plain Grange Hall and Pleasant Valley Grange Hall, while the local education network is preserved through small country schoolhouses including Fountain Ridge Sch, Fostoria Sch, and Supple Sch. The terrain is defined by the Wakarusa River in the north and the winding path of Hundred and Ten Mile Creek, illustrating a landscape of agricultural tradition and industrial utility in the early 1950s.