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1965 Map of Castleton

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Castleton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The North Fork Ninnescah River valley undergoes a significant transformation on this mid-1960s sheet as the waters of Cheney Reservoir begin to fill the eastern landscape. This reservoir project, a collaboration involving the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, altered the traditional rural boundaries where the Albion and Ninnescah townships meet. Along the western edge of the new shoreline, the Cheney State Game Management Area marks a shift toward public conservation and recreation in a previously agricultural and industrial corridor.

Legacy landmarks remain prominent further west, including the community of Castleton and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad line. Rural life is anchored by the First Mennonite Ch and older burial grounds like St Agnes Cem and Lone Star Cem. A historical Old Indian Treaty Boundary cuts across the southern sections, while the presence of the Albion North Oil Field and scattered sandpits highlights the area's geological extraction history during this era.