
The Crawford and Cherokee county line bisects a landscape defined by intensive coal extraction in the mid-1960s. Extensive Strip Mine operations dominate the topography between the primary settlements of Cherokee and Weir, leaving a distinctive pattern of surface disturbance across the southeastern Kansas prairie. These industrial zones are framed by a dense network of transit, with the St Louis-San Francisco and Missouri Pacific railroads navigating through smaller communities like Scammon, Roseland, and Carona.
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1886 · Joplin
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1894 · Joplin
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1918 · Columbus
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Cherokee
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1945 · Pittsburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1945 · Cherokee
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Joplin
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1947 · Pittsburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Joplin
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1950 · Pittsburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500