1971 Map of Caldwell

About this map

The Chikaskia River meanders across the landscape of southern Sumner County, shaping the terrain near the Oklahoma border. In the early 1970s, the town of Caldwell serves as a critical junction where the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads converge. This transit hub is further supported by the Caldwell Municipal Airport to the east. A notable historical marker on the sheet is the Old Indian Treaty Boundary, which runs east-west just south of the main settlement. The map also documents several smaller communities and landmarks, including the northern settlement of Corbin, local cemeteries such as Corzine Cem and Alton Cem, and industrial features like the Gravel Pits in the northeast. Waterways like Bluff Creek and Spring Creek feed into the river system, defining the local topography.