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1969 Map of Burlington

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Burlington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Burlington anchors this rural landscape along the northern border of Alfalfa County, where the plains are divided into the townships of Cloud, Stella, Keith, and Driftwood. The town’s economy and layout are defined by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, which runs southward across the Kansas border. Waterways like Driftwood Creek and the curiously named Stink Creek wind through the sectioned farmland, illustrating the drainage patterns of this agricultural region.

Local history is preserved at the Apostolic Church and the nearby Apostolic Cemetery south of the main settlement. The presence of a Landing Strip and specialized infrastructure like the Sewage Disposal Ponds reflects the modernization of rural Oklahoma by the late 1960s. These maps are particularly useful for genealogists tracing family land or those interested in the precise intersections of early twentieth-century rail and water resources.