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1962 Map of Cherryvale

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Cherryvale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The St Louis-San Francisco and A T & S F RY railroads intersect at Cherryvale, a hub of rail activity and local industry in the early 1960s. This industrial footprint is visible through the presence of numerous Oil Wells, Quarries, and Shale Pits scattered across the landscape, particularly north of the city. A notable geographic feature is the Old Indian Treaty Boundary, which runs north-south through the center of the sheet, bisecting the drainage of Drum Creek.

Rural life outside the town center is marked by several historical community landmarks, including the Pleasant Dale Ch and Hazel Dell Ch, alongside the Hiltz Cem. The Tri-City Airport serves the region to the east, while the Mound Valley area begins to appear in the southeast corner. This survey documents a Kansas landscape where the extraction economy and historical boundaries defined the movement and settlement of the population.