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1971 Map of Bushong

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Bushong
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Bushong and Comisky are the primary settlements in this rural landscape at the crossroads of Lyon, Morris, and Wabaunsee counties. The geography is defined by the drainage basins of Rock Creek and Bluff Creek, where early transportation routes were carved into the terrain. One of the most significant historical markers shown is the Old Indian Treaty Grade, which cuts across the central townships and serves as a physical reminder of 19th-century tribal boundaries and settlement agreements.

The Missouri Pacific railroad serves as the industrial spine for the region, connecting the small towns to wider markets, while scattered pockets of an Oil Field indicate the local extraction economy. Genealogists and local historians can locate established burial grounds such as the Agnes City Cem and Comisky Cem, which are mapped alongside the numerous small tributaries like Wrights Creek and John Creek that feed the Neosho river system.