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1959 Map of Cato

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Cato
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Dry Wood Strip Mines dominate this Kansas landscape along the Bourbon Co Crawford Co line, revealing a terrain heavily shaped by surface mining. Extensive strip mines and tailings surround the settlements of Cato, Arcadia, and Garland, following the coal-bearing seams of the region. The industrial footprint is juxtaposed with numerous rural landmarks, including the Bible Tabernacle, Cherry Grove Ch, and schools like Star Sch and Gish Sch.

Genealogists will find a high density of burial grounds throughout the quadrangle, such as Tweedy Cem, Mayfield Cem, and Brown Cem. The St Louis San Francisco railroad and segments of old railroad grade trace the movement of resources through Lincoln township. This document, revised in the late 1970s, captures the transition of the land as former mining areas began to be reclaimed or left to nature among the tributaries of Dry Wood Creek.